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Black Venus
Release Date: October 27, 2010
Year | : | 2010 |
Slogan | : | «» |
Genres | : | History, Drama |
Production Companies | : | France 2 Cinéma, MK2 Films, CinéCinéma |
Director | : | Abdellatif Kechiche |
Producers | : | |
Writers | : | Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix |
RunTime | : | 159 mins. |
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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