Black Venus

Paris 1817, the Royal Academy of Medicine. "I have never seen a human head so similar to that of an ape's". Standing by a molded cast of Saartjie Baartman's body, anatomist Georges Cuvier's verdict is categorical. Seven years earlier, Saartjie left her native South Africa with her master, Caezar, to expose her caged body to the audiences of London's freak shows. Free and enslaved all at the same time, the "Saartjie Baartman" became an icon in the slums, destined to be sacrificed in the pursuit of a shimmering vision of prosperity.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 24918
  • Status Released
  • Released Worldwide October 27, 2010
  • Runtime 159 minutes
  • Genres Drama
  • Original Country France
  • Original Language French
  • Spoken Languages Afrikaans Dutch English French
  • Production Company France 2 Cinéma
  • Production Countries France Italy
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Box Office Worldwide $0 US $0
  • Award Nominations Yahima Torres for César Awards, Most Promising Actress, 2011
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