Black Venus
27/10/2010
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.
Movie Information
Yahima Torres
as Saartjie Baartman
André Jacobs
as Hendrick Caezar
Olivier Gourmet
as Réaux
Elina Löwensohn
as Jeanne
François Marthouret
as Georges Cuvier
Michel Gionti
as Jean Baptiste-Berré
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
as Charles Mercailler
Jonathan Pienaar
as Alexander Dunlop
Rémi Martin
as First brothel's customer
Jean-Jacques Moreau
as Henri de Blainville
Cyril Favre
as Senior Naturalist Assistant
Dominique Ratonnat
as Senior Naturalist Assistant
Didier Bourguignon
as Senior Naturalist Assistant
Ralph Amoussou
as Harry, first servant
Alix Serman
as Matthew, second servant
Mirabelle Kirkland
as The first prostitute of the tavern
Karen Smit
as The second prostitute in the tavern
Myriam Vanhove
as The third prostitute of the brothel
Laetitia Vitteau
as The fourth prostitute in the brothel
Calypso Baquey
as The fifth prostitute of the brothel
Claire-Lise Pinet
as The sixth prostitute of the brothel
Emma Gamet
as The seventh prostitute of the brothel
