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Black Venus [Vénus noire]

Release Year
2010
Runtime
2h 39m
Genres
Drama
History
Directed By
Abdellatif Kechiche
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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Yahima Torres

Saartjie Baartman

André Jacobs

Hendrick Caezar

Elina Löwensohn

Jeanne

François Marthouret

Georges Cuvier

Mirabelle Kirkland

The first prostitute of the tavern

Karen Smit

The second prostitute in the tavern

Myriam Vanhove

The third prostitute of the brothel

Laetitia Vitteau

The fourth prostitute in the brothel

Calypso Baquey

The fifth prostitute of the brothel

Claire-Lise Pinet

The sixth prostitute of the brothel

Emma Gamet

The seventh prostitute of the brothel

Alain Naron

Crew

Abdellatif Kechiche

Director

Lubomir Bakchev

Director of Photography

Sofian El Fani

Director of Photography

Ghalya Lacroix

Editor

Camille Toubkis

Editor

Laurent Rouan

Editor

Florian Sanson

Production Design

Abdellatif Kechiche

Writer

Ghalya Lacroix

Writer

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