Measures of Men
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Measures of Men

6.5 / 10 2023 1h 56mNR German
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Leonard Scheicher

Leonard Scheicher

Alexander Hoffmann

Lead
Girley Jazama

Girley Jazama

Kezia Kambazembi

Peter Simonischek

Peter Simonischek

Josef Ritter von Waldstätten

Corinna Kirchhoff

Corinna Kirchhoff

Henriette Hoffmann

AP

Anton Paulus

Friedrich Maharero

Leo Meier

Leo Meier

Bernd Wendenburg

Sven Schelker

Sven Schelker

Wolf von Crensky

MK

Max Koch

Korporal Kramer

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lars Kraume's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Measures of Men is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker