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A Matter of Life and Death: History of Hygiene
6.5 / 10• 2021• 52m•NR• German
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
Hygienic habits are as old as the various human civilizations; but each era establishes its own customs: whether private or public, everywhere and at all times, methods of personal cleanliness have depended on cultural conventions, religious morals, political ideologies and economic interests; because the control of basic hygiene has also been and is one more tool in the infinite exercise of power over the masses.
Cast & Crew
Tobias Meister
Self - Narrator (voice)
LeadKL
Karl-Heinz Leven
Self - Medicine Historian
KB
Klaus Bergdolt
Self - Medicine Historian
Mathieu Da Vinha
Self - Historian
HS
Harald Seifert
Self - Microbiologist
KV
Klaus Vogel
Self - Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Director
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claudia Spoden's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Matter of Life and Death: History of Hygiene is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
