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'. '.strtoupper('p')resented semi nude, her physique especially her large buttocks was the source of much curiosity'. '.strtoupper('b')ut 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 contentshigh definition blu ray 1080p presentationoptional 5.1 dts hd master audio and 2.0 dts hd master audio soundtracksoptional english subtitlesbrand new appreciation of black venus and the cinema of abdellatif kechiche by critic neil youngtheatrical trailerreversible sleeve featuring and original newly commissioned artwork by peter strain