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Black Venus (2010)

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.

Release: 2010-10-27
Runtime: 159 min
Rating: 6.6 / 10
Cast
Yahima Torres
Yahima Torres
Saartjie Baartman
André Jacobs
André Jacobs
Hendrick Caezar
Olivier Gourmet
Olivier Gourmet
Réaux
Elina Löwensohn
Elina Löwensohn
Jeanne
François Marthouret
François Marthouret
Georges Cuvier
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Michel Gionti
Jean Baptiste-Berré
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Charles Mercailler
Jonathan Pienaar
Jonathan Pienaar
Alexander Dunlop
Rémi Martin
Rémi Martin
First brothel's customer
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Henri de Blainville
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Cyril Favre
Senior Naturalist Assistant
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Dominique Ratonnat
Senior Naturalist Assistant
Didier Bourguignon
Didier Bourguignon
Senior Naturalist Assistant
Ralph Amoussou
Ralph Amoussou
Harry, first servant
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Alix Serman
Matthew, second servant
Mirabelle Kirkland
Mirabelle Kirkland
The first prostitute of the tavern
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Karen Smit
The second prostitute in the tavern
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Myriam Vanhove
The third prostitute of the brothel