A Matter of Life and Death: History of Hygiene

Overview

Hygienic habits are as old as the various human civilizations; but each era establishes its own customs: whether private or public, everywhere and at all times, methods of personal cleanliness have depended on cultural conventions, religious morals, political ideologies and economic interests; because the control of basic hygiene has also been and is one more tool in the infinite exercise of power over the masses.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 19, 2021

Original language

German

Spoken languages

French, German

Countries

Germany

Production

ARTE,ZDF,Gruppe 5

Cast

Harald Seifert,Tobias Meister,Mathieu Da Vinha,Karl-Heinz Leven,Klaus Vogel,Klaus Bergdolt

Director

Claudia Spoden,Christian Feyerabend

Writer

Claudia Spoden,Christian Feyerabend

Producer

Stefan Schneider,Katharina Krohmann,María Villares Zabalza,Jana Asmuth,Meike Savarin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

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