# Human Race (2025)

> A determined geneticist’s quest to catalogue humanity’s DNA becomes a searching examination of science, power, ethics, and what it means to be human.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7418016

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Simon Lec
- Cast: Eske Willerslev, Tharsika Vimala, Thomas Werge, Lasse Vinner, Marie Louise Jørkov
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22493626/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: none
- Mood: serious, contemplative, intellectually charged, thoughtful evening, science film night

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