Black Venus

Black Venus

2010 • France • Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche

Saartjie Baartman was taken from her South African home as a 21-year-old and shipped to Georgian London, where she would be caged and exhibited as a freak show. Presented semi-nude, her physique - especially her large buttocks - was the source of much curiosity. But as her fame spread, so too did her exploitation...

Black Venus
  • Black Venus

    2010 • France • Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche

    Saartjie Baartman was taken from her South African home as a 21-year-old and shipped to Georgian London, where she would be caged and exhibited as a freak show. Presented semi-nude, her physique - especially her large buttocks - was the source of m...