Black Venus

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Audience Score
66
Black Venus
StarringYahima TorresAndré JacobsOlivier Gourmet
DirectorAbdellatif Kechiche
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NR 2 hr 39 minDrama, History
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Original Language:French
Production Companies:MK2 Films, France 2 Cinéma, Artémis Productions
paris, francelondon, englandfranceracismprostitutionpovertysouth africacolonialismbrothelhumiliation