Measures of Men

Measures of Men
Promotional poster
Directed byLars Kraume
Produced byThomas Kufus
Starring
CinematographyJens Harant
Edited byPeter R Adam
Music by
  • Julian Maas
  • Christopher M Kaiser
Production
company
Zero one film GmbH (Berlin)
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release dates
  • 22 February 2023 (2023-02-22) (Berlinale)
  • 23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) (Theatres)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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.

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