Measures of Men
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| Directed by | Lars Kraume |
| Produced by | Thomas Kufus |
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| Cinematography | Jens Harant |
| Edited by | Peter R Adam |
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Production company | Zero one film GmbH (Berlin) |
| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Measures of Men (German: Der vermessene Mensch – vermessen means measured as well as presumptuous) 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 (now Namibia) 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.