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Homo Sapiens 1900 (1998)

Homo Sapiens 1900 poster
Directed by
Peter Cohen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about eugenics programs in early 20th century Europe. The film examines how different countries tried to control human heredity.

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What happens

Homo Sapiens 1900 is a 1998 Swedish documentary film directed by Peter Cohen, about various eugenics methods that were in practice in Europe during the first part of the 20th century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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