Measures of Men
Drama
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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A somber, slow-burn examination of historical injustice and the dehumanizing gaze of colonialism. It feels unsettling and thought-provoking, forcing a critical reflection on the ethics of science and power dynamics in a meticulously crafted period setting.
somberunsettlingthought-provokingcriticalmelancholicslow-burnperiod dramacritical realismsocial commentaryhistoricalcolonialismdehumanizationhistorical injusticeethicspower dynamics
africagenocidecolonialismethnologyhereronama
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