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Black Venus

Play trailer Poster for Black Venus 2010,  2h 39m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Saartjes Baartman, a black worker, moves to London in 1808 to find fame and fortune. Once there, her manager takes advantage of her, placing her in a freak show due to her enormous buttocks.

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Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews Jun 30, 2012
B+
Tunisian born...director Abdellatif Kechiche ("The Secret of the Grain") has been making films about the immigrant experience in his adopted France, all involving theatricality of one form or another. Go to Full Review
Simon Miraudo Quickflix Aug 17, 2011
3/5
It may not cover any new ground (we've seen this all before in The Elephant Man and even King Kong...), but Black Venus certainly gives the audience more than enough time to ponder the larger questions it raises. Go to Full Review
Thomas Caldwell Cinema Autopsy Aug 13, 2011
3.5/5
Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses Apr 13, 2011
4.5/5
full review at Movies for the Masses Go to Full Review
Kent Turner Film-Forward.com Mar 13, 2011
3/4
Voyeuristic and powerful Go to Full Review
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Mar 18, 2019 It had a good message but it was difficult to watch, to the point where I had to distract myself from what was happening on screen. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Abdel Kechiche

Director

Yahima Torres

Saartjie Baartman

Andre Jacobs

Hendrick Caezar

Olivier Gourmet

Réaux

Elina Löwensohn

Jeanne

François Marthouret

Georges Cuvier

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Black Venus

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Movie Info

Synopsis Saartjes Baartman, a black worker, moves to London in 1808 to find fame and fortune. Once there, her manager takes advantage of her, placing her in a freak show due to her enormous buttocks.
Director
Abdel Kechiche
Producer
Charles Gillibert, Marin Karmitz, Nathanaël Karmitz
Screenwriter
Abdel Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
May 24, 2018
Runtime
2h 39m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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