Homo Sapiens 1900

Oct 30 1998 Not Rated 1h 28m
Documentary

Homo Sapiens 1900 is a 1998 documentary directed by Peter Cohen, about various eugenics methods that were in practice in Europe during the first part of the 20th century. Eugenics is to be the scientific credo of the 20th century. The man credited with its invention, Francis Galton, says it is based on the concept that the evolution of man is crippled by the ill-conceived - those unfit to breed. The study of eugenics thus would concern itself with distinguishing the weed from the good flowers.

Plot

Homo Sapiens 1900 is a stunning exploration of the history of eugenics, race hygiene and the quest to improve the human race. Emerging at the turn of the century, eugenic movements spawned government sanctioned research projects

Written by

Peter Cohen

Directed by

Peter Cohen

Cast

Jan Holmquist, Vladimir Lenin, Trofim Lysenko

Crew

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Production Countries

Sweden

Languages

English

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# of Votes
230
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
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