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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.
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Slaheddine Kechiche
Studio
mk2 Films, France 2 Cinéma, Artémis Productions
Original Title
Vénus noire
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →A
André Jacobs
Hendrick Caezar
O
Olivier Gourmet
Réaux
E
Elina Löwensohn
Jeanne
F
François Marthouret
Georges Cuvier
M
Michel Gionti
Jean Baptiste-Berré
J
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Charles Mercailler
J
Jonathan Pienaar
Alexander Dunlop
R
Rémi Martin
First brothel's customer
J
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Henri de Blainville
D
Dominique Ratonnat
Senior Naturalist Assistant
D
Didier Bourguignon
Senior Naturalist Assistant
R
Ralph Amoussou
Harry, first servant
P
Patrick Albenque
Zachary Macaulay
C
Christian Erickson
Lord Ellenborough
N
Nigel Hollidge
Maître Gazely
P
Paul Bandey
Attorney General
P
Philip Schurer
Peter van Wageninge
N
Natania van Heerden
Leslie Stanzler
Y
Yvo Muller
Court Interpreter
G
Geoffrey Carey
Priest
