What Measures to Save a People? (2015)

On Herman Lundborg, head of the Swedish State Institute for Race Biology

What Measures to Save a People? (2015) poster

The physician and professor Herman Lundborg headed the world’s first state racial biology institute in Uppsala, Sweden, from 1922 to ’35. He was obsessed by the threat of racial mixing between Sámi, Finns and Swedes in the north. On his travels, he is drawn to a woman of Finnish-Sámi descent, and has a child with her.

Director: Maja Hagerman
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 59 min
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Screenplay

Cinematography: Claes Gabrielson
Editing: Claes Gabrielson
Production: Världsålder AB, SVT
Country: Sweden
Language: svenska
Original Language: sv

Keywords

racial profiling, rasbiologi

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What is What Measures to Save a People? about?
The physician and professor Herman Lundborg headed the world’s first state racial biology institute in Uppsala, Sweden, from 1922 to ’35. He was obsessed by the threat of racial mixing between Sámi, Finns and Swedes in the north. On his travels, he is drawn to a woman of Finnish-Sámi descent, and has a child with her.
Who directed What Measures to Save a People??
What Measures to Save a People? was directed by Maja Hagerman.
How long is What Measures to Save a People??
What Measures to Save a People? has a runtime of 59m (59 minutes).
What genre is What Measures to Save a People??
What Measures to Save a People? is a Documentary film.
Where was What Measures to Save a People? produced?
What Measures to Save a People? was produced in Sweden.