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.
Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
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Yahima Torres
Saartjie Baartman
André Jacobs
Hendrick Caezar
Olivier Gourmet
Réaux
Elina Löwensohn
Jeanne
François Marthouret
Georges Cuvier
Michel Gionti
Jean Baptiste-Berré
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Charles Mercailler
Jonathan Pienaar
Alexander Dunlop
Rémi Martin
First brothel's customer
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Henri de Blainville
Cyril Favre
Senior Naturalist Assistant
Dominique Ratonnat
Senior Naturalist Assistant
Didier Bourguignon
Senior Naturalist Assistant
Ralph Amoussou
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