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“Black Venus is the powerful true story of Saartjie Baartman, a South African woman who was brought to London by her master to be exploited as a sideshow attraction. Free and enslaved at the same time, the “Hottentot Venus” became an icon in the slums, eventually ending up in Paris as a sexual slave and the subject of dubious scientific study. Acclaimed director Abdellatif Kechiche (The Secret of the Grain) brings Baartman’s tragic yet unforgettable tale to life in this “supremely accomplished journey” (THE INDEPENDENT).”
Original Release
10/27/2010
US Release
05/21/2018
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yahima Torres | Saartjie 'Sarah' Baartman / Saartjie Baartman |
Andre Jacobs | Hendrick Caezar |
Olivier Gourmet | Réaux |
Elina Lowensohn | Jeanne |
François Marthouret | Georges Cuvier |
Michel Gionti | Jean-Baptiste Berré |
Jean-Christophe Bouvet | Charles Mercailler, le journaliste |
Jonathan Pienaar | Alexander Dunlop |
Rémi Martin | Le premier client du bordel |
Jean-Jacques Moreau | Henri de Blainville |
Directors
Writers
Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yahima Torres | Saartjie 'Sarah' Baartman / Saartjie Baartman |
Andre Jacobs | Hendrick Caezar |
Olivier Gourmet | Réaux |
Elina Lowensohn | Jeanne |
François Marthouret | Georges Cuvier |
Michel Gionti | Jean-Baptiste Berré |
Jean-Christophe Bouvet | Charles Mercailler, le journaliste |
Jonathan Pienaar | Alexander Dunlop |
Rémi Martin | Le premier client du bordel |
Jean-Jacques Moreau | Henri de Blainville |
Cyril Favre | Le premier aide naturaliste |
Dominique Ratonnat | Le 2e aide naturaliste |
Didier Bourguignon | Le 3e aide naturaliste |
Ralph Amoussou | Harry, le premier domestique |
Alix Serman | Matthew, le deuxième domestique |
Patrick Albenque | Zachary Macaulay |
Christian Erickson | Lord Ellenborough |
Nigel Hollidge | Maître Gazely |
Paul Bandey | Le procureur général |
Philip Schurer | Peter van Wageninge |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Charles Gillibert | Producer |
Marin Karmitz | Producer |
Nathanaël Karmitz | Producer |
Editors
Ghalya Lacroix, Laurent Rouan, Camille Toubkis, Albertine Lastera