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Black Venus
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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126 votes
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Further watching
- Oct 27, 2010
- 2h 39m
- Afrikaans
- Abdellatif Kechiche
- Abdellatif Kechiche, Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
- Released
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