Homo Sapiens 1900
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Initial release | October 30, 1998 |
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Directors | Peter Cohen |
Producers | Peter Cohen |
Screenplay | Peter Cohen |
Composers | Matti Bye |
Cast | Stephen Rappaport |
Jan Holmquist | |
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ID | 1471307 |
About Homo Sapiens 1900
When those who are fit to breed reproduce, the end results benefit society, while the breeding of inferior beings endangers all. This is the backbone of eugenics, a scientific belief that managed to become widespread during the 20th century. This documentary explores its rise in Europe, most notably in Nazi Germany and Sweden, which sought to keep their bloodlines pure. However, there was also a pro-eugenics movement in America that came to target both immigrants and minority groups. …