Black Venus (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.

Cast (95)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Yahima Torres

Saartjie Baartman

André Jacobs

Hendrick Caezar

Olivier Gourmet

Réaux

Elina Löwensohn

Jeanne

François Marthouret

Georges Cuvier

M

Michel Gionti

Jean Baptiste-Berré

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Charles Mercailler

Jonathan Pienaar

Alexander Dunlop

Rémi Martin

First brothel's customer

Jean-Jacques Moreau

Henri de Blainville

C

Cyril Favre

Senior Naturalist Assistant

D

Dominique Ratonnat

Senior Naturalist Assistant

Didier Bourguignon

Senior Naturalist Assistant

Ralph Amoussou

Harry, first servant

A

Alix Serman

Matthew, second servant

Patrick Albenque

Zachary Macaulay

Christian Erickson

Lord Ellenborough

N

Nigel Hollidge

Maître Gazely

Paul Bandey

Attorney General

Philip Schurer

Peter van Wageninge

Robert Dauney

Thomas Gisborne Babington

P

Paul Ryan

Judge Le Blanc

N

Natania van Heerden

Leslie Stanzler

Yvo Muller

Court Interpreter

Geoffrey Carey

Priest

R

Richard Hadley

Bailiff

R

Richard Temple

English Bailiff

C

Christopher King

Court Reporter

J

Jean-Louis Dupont

First Scientist

G

Gaël Thiebaut

Second Scientist

C

Cathy Darietto

Ms. Campanile

C

Christian Prat

Mr. Campanile

M

Monique Brun

Brothel Owner

J

Jean-Marc Guisti

Brothel Doctor

Violaine Gillibert

Géraldine Rivière

Olivier Loustau

Hussar

Jeanne Corporon

Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering

V

Violaine de Carne

Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering

M

Maria Beloso-Hall

Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering

François Genty

Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering

R

Rosalie Symon

Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering

Nicholas Mead

Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering

Mélodie Richard

Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering

M

Maïe Degove

Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering

A

Alain Naron

Alain Naron

Christopher Craig

Scottish Singer

Mirabelle Kirkland

First Prostitute of the Tavern

K

Karen Smit

Second Prostitute in the Tavern

Joe Sheridan

First Recruiter / Bearded Woman

J

Jonathan Hayes

Second Recruiter

Barnaby Apps

Third Recruiter

Guillaume Verdier

First Client

M

Mario Caniglia

Second Client

Leila D'Issernio

First Prostitute at the Brothel

Bouraouïa Marzouk

A Woman

M

Myriam Vanhove

Third Prostitute at the Brothel

L

Laetitia Vitteau

Fourth Prostitute at the Brothel

C

Calypso Baquey

Fifth Prostitute at the Brothel

C

Claire-Lise Pinet

Sixth Prostitute at the Brothel

Emma Gamet

Seventh Prostitute at the Brothel

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