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    Drama / Historical

    Black Venus

    Between Couscous, winner of three César Awards, and the Cannes triumph of Blue Is the Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche made Black Venus, a stark portrait of the life of Saartjie Baartman, also known as the ‘Hottentot Venus’.

    Baartman was taken from 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…

    Centred on a remarkable performance by Cuban actor Yahima Torres as Baartman, Black Venus provides a bleak but barbed exploration of sex, science, race, colonialism and social attitudes.

    Production Year: 2010
    Region Code: B
    UK Rating: 15
    Running Time: 162 mins
    Number of Discs: 1
    Language: French / English
    Subtitles: English
    Audio: 5.1 / 2.0
    Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
    Colour: Colour
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    Director Abdellatif Kechiche
    Cast Yahima Torres
    Cast Andre Jacobs
    Cast Olivier Gourmet

    SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

    • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
    • Optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks
    • Optional English subtitles
    • Brand-new appreciation of Black Venus and the cinema of Abdellatif Kechiche by critic Neil Young
    • Theatrical trailer
    • Reversible sleeve featuring and original newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain

    FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Will Higbee, author of Post-Beur Cinema: North African Émigré and Maghrebi-French Filmmaking in France Since 2000
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