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Measures of Men

Measures of Men

20236.51h 56m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lars Kraume
Written by Lars Kraume
Produced by Thomas Kufus
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Top Cast

Leonard Scheicher

Leonard Scheicher

Alexander Hoffmann

Girley Jazama

Girley Jazama

Kezia Kambazembi

Peter Simonischek

Peter Simonischek

Josef Ritter von Waldstätten

Corinna Kirchhoff

Corinna Kirchhoff

Henriette Hoffmann

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Anton Paulus

Friedrich Maharero

Leo Meier

Leo Meier

Bernd Wendenburg

Sven Schelker

Sven Schelker

Wolf von Crensky

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Max Koch

Korporal Kramer

Ludger Bökelmann

Ludger Bökelmann

Fähnrich Hartung

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Alexander Radszun

General Lothar von Trotha

Themes & Keywords

africagenocidecolonialismethnologyhereronama

About Measures of Men

Measures of Men is a drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of africa, genocide, colonialism, ethnology, herero, nama. Directed by Lars Kraume, it stars Leonard Scheicher, Girley Jazama, Peter Simonischek. 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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