The history of one idea with monstrous consequences, presented in the style of old newsreels and interspersed with quotes from Patrik Ouředník’s Europeana. Archival footage is combined with animation as a kindly narrator takes us on a journey from the idea of cultivating a “better human race” all the way to the gas chambers.
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Hanuš Bor as Commentary (voice)
Jan Vondráček as Commentary (voice)
Michal Pavlata as Commentary (voice)
Czech Republic 03 April 2014
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Trailer of the film Eugenic Minds (Documentary Films - Out of Competition) / Trailer k filmu Eugéniové (Dokumentární filmy - mimo soutěž
Czechy Słowacja / Czech Republic Slovakia 2013 76 min Reżyseria / Directed by: Pavel Štingl Zdjęcia / Cinematography by: Miroslav Janek Producent ...
Eugenic Minds - a film by Pavel Štingl with citations from the writings of Patrik Ouředník trailer: The German Tower.
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