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Human Remains

Human Remains is a haunting documentary which illustrates the banality of evil by creating intimate portraits of five of the 20th century's most reviled dictators. The film unveils the personal lives of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco and Mao Tse Tung. We learn the private and mundane details of their everyday lives -- their favorite foods, films, habits and sexual preferences. There is no mention of their public lives or of their place in history. The intentional omission of the horrors for which these men were responsible hovers over the film.

Top Cast

  • Eva Braun

    Eva Braun

    Self (archive footage)

  • Francisco Franco

    Francisco Franco

    Self (archive footage)

  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

    Self (archive footage)

  • Vladimir Lenin

    Vladimir Lenin

    Self (archive footage)

  • Mao Zedong

    Mao Zedong

    Self (archive footage)

  • Benito Mussolini

    Benito Mussolini

    Self (archive footage)

  • Joseph Stalin

    Joseph Stalin

    Self (archive footage)

  • Leon Trotsky

    Leon Trotsky

    Self (archive footage)

  • Paul von Hindenburg

    Paul von Hindenburg

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Human Remains is a haunting documentary which illustrates the banality of evil by creating intimate portraits of five of the 20th century's most reviled dictators. The film unveils the personal lives of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco and Mao Tse Tung. We learn the private and mundane details of their everyday lives -- their favorite foods, films, habits and sexual preferences. There is no mention of their public lives or of their place in history. The intentional omission of the horrors for which these men were responsible hovers over the film.

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