Black Venus

Name: Black Venus
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2010-10-27
Duration: 159 min
Cast: Mirabelle Kirkland, Laetitia Vitteau, Yahima Torres, François Marthouret, Elina Löwensohn

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Release Date

10/27/2010

Runtime

159 mins

Genres

Drama History

Overview

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.

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Original Language

French

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A deliberately difficult, unflinching portrait of dehumanization that forces you to witness indignity without looking away. Abé's direction makes spectacle itself feel like an accusation.