Black Venus
The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams of being an artist, once in Europe she is exploited as a sideshow attraction due to her large buttocks and genitalia.
- Year : 2010
- Country : Belgium, France
- Genre : History, Drama
- Studio : France 2 Cinéma, MK2 Films, CinéCinéma
- Keyword : london, england, france, paris, france, brothel, south africa, pneumonia, domestic life, racism, poverty, prostitution, humiliation, exhibition, aristocrat, colonialism, anatomist, african woman, sexually transmitted disease
- Director : Abdellatif Kechiche
- Cast : Yahima Torres, André Jacobs, Elina Löwensohn, Olivier Gourmet, François Marthouret, Mirabelle Kirkland