Measures of Men

Measures of Men (2023)

Der vermessene Mensch

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.

Date of release
2023-02-22
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (33)
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Drama
Director
Lars Kraume

Casting

Interesting facts

Measures of Men is a 2023 German drama film directed by Lars Kraume. Starring Leonard Scheicher as an ethnologist, the film tells the story of the Herero and Nama genocide which was perpetrated in German South West Africa between 1904 and 1908. It had its world premiere on 22nd February 2023 at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Berlinale Special. It was released in cinemas on March 23, 2023. Measures of Men is about Germany’s colonial history and relegates the Nama and Ovaherero.

Production

Filming began on 30 August 2021. It was shot in Swakopmund, Namibia and Berlin. On 19 November 2021, the schedule was completed. The movie was granted €3.392.105 of German film funds.

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