Black Venus
Vénus noire
2010 · 2h 39m · Drama, History · France, Belgium · Rated 12 (FR)
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.
Directed by
Abdellatif KechicheStory by
Abdellatif Kechiche6.3Smart score
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TMDB6.5
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african womananatomistaristocratbrothelcolonialismdomestic lifeexhibitionfrancehumiliationlondon, englandparis, francepneumoniapovertyprostitutionracismsexually transmitted diseasesouth africa
Rating12 (FR)
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