Venus Noire
Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche
With: Olivier Gourmet, Elina Löwensohn,...
The story of Saartjes Baartman, a Black domestic who, in 1808, left Southern Africa, then ruled by Dutch settlers, for Europe, following her boss Hendrick Caesar , hoping to find fame and fortune there. Once in London her master turned manager does nothing but exhibit her as a freak in a phony and... Read more...