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.
Cast
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
Harry, first servant
Alix Serman
Matthew, second servant
Mirabelle Kirkland
The first prostitute of the tavern
Karen Smit
The second prostitute in the tavern
Myriam Vanhove
The third prostitute of the brothel
Laetitia Vitteau
The fourth prostitute in the brothel
Calypso Baquey
The fifth prostitute of the brothel
Claire-Lise Pinet
The sixth prostitute of the brothel
Emma Gamet
The seventh prostitute of the brothel
Crew
Abdellatif Kechiche
Director, Screenplay, Story
Ghalya Lacroix
Screenplay, Editor
Laurent Rouan
Editor
Camille Toubkis
Editor
Albertine Lastera
Editor
Sofian El Fani
Director of Photography
Lubomir Bakchev
Director of Photography
Marin Karmitz
Producer
Nathanaël Karmitz
Producer
Charles Gillibert
Producer
Patrick Quinet
Associate Producer
Florian Sanson
Production Design, Art Direction
Anne Fremiot
Casting
Monya Galbi
Casting
Fabio Perrone
Costume Design
Nicolas Waschkowski
Sound
Jean-Paul Hurier
Sound
Slaheddine Kechiche
Original Music Composer
Mathieu Menut
Art Direction
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