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 her 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.

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

DETAILS

Director: Abdellatif Kechiche

Cast: Yahima Torres, Andre Jacobs, Olivier Gourmet, Elina Löwensohn


RRP: £24.99

Region: B

Rating: TBC
Genre: Biopic/ Drama

Duration: 162 mins

Language: French/ English

Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Audio: 5.1/ 2.0

Colour

Discs: 1



UK Cat No: FCD1734

UK Barcode: 5027035019031