Measures of Men
Berlin at the end of the 19th Century. Alexander Hoffmann is an ambitious PhD student of Ethnology. When a delegation of the Herero and Nama tribes travels to Berlin during a ‘Colonial Exhibition’, he takes a special interest in their young female translator Kezia Kambazembi as subject for his studies.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Der vermessene Mensch |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Germany, Namibia |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Lars Kraume |
| Runtime | 116 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.5/10 (32 votes) |
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The film constructs a meticulous and chilling timeline of how pseudoscience was weaponized, tracing the path from caliper measurements to catastrophic dehumanization. It relies on historical detail to explore the bureaucratic machinery that transformed prejudice into academic doctrine.
What lingers after the credits roll is a profound unease about the ethics of observation and the legacy of data born from violence. It’s a sobering examination of complicity dressed as curiosity. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Lars Kraume
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Watch attentively, with space for reflection on its sobering historical reckoning.
🎭 Cast
Leonard Scheicher
Alexander Hoffmann
Girley Jazama
Kezia Kambazembi
Peter Simonischek
Josef Ritter von Waldstätten
Corinna Kirchhoff
Henriette Hoffmann
Anton Paulus
Friedrich Maharero
Leo Meier
Bernd Wendenburg
Sven Schelker
Wolf von Crensky
Max Koch
Korporal Kramer
Ludger Bökelmann
Fähnrich Hartung
Alexander Radszun
General Lothar von Trotha
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