Germany / Feb 22, 2023 / 12 / Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 2023
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Max Koch | Korporal Kramer |
| Ludger Bökelmann | Fähnrich Hartung |
| Alexander Radszun | General Lothar von Trotha |
| Michael Schenk | Major von Estorf |
| Tilo Werner | Missionary Kuhlmann |
| Patrick Berg | Dr. Böringer |
| Michael del Coco | Leichenbeschauer |
| Niklas Wetzel | |
| Julia Jendroßek | Elise von Schulenburg |
| Rike Eckermann | Frau Schröder |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der vermessene Mensch |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany, Namibia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zero One Film, StudioCanal, ZDF, Akzente Film & Fernsehproduktion GmbH, WunderWerk, Joe Vision Production |
| Release date | 22 febbraio 2023 |
| Production | Caroline von Senden, Thomas Kufus, Sandrine Mattes, Stefanie Hufschmidt, Kalle Friz, Miriam Düssel, Susanne Freyer |
| Writer | Lars Kraume |
| Editing | Peter R. Adam |
| Cinematography | Jens Harant |
| Assistant directors | Lars Kraume |
| Camera operators | Jens Harant |
| Additional photography | Jens Harant |
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| Production design | Sebastian Soukup |
| Art direction | Sebastian Soukup |
| Set decoration | Sebastian Soukup |
| Visual effects | Philip Nauck, Frank Kaminski |
| Music | Christoph Kaiser, Julian Maas |
| Sound | Christoph Kaiser, Julian Maas |
| Costume design | Esther Walz, Cynthia Schimming, Ayten Morgenstern |
| Makeup | Ayten Morgenstern, Esther Walz, Cynthia Schimming |
| Hairstyling | Esther Walz, Ayten Morgenstern, Cynthia Schimming |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Germany / Mar 23, 2023 / 12
Switzerland / Mar 23, 2023 / 16
Digital
Germany / Aug 24, 2023 / 12
Physical media
Germany / Sep 07, 2023 / 12
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