{"id":1531,"date":"2025-02-27T20:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movecph.com\/humanrace\/?page_id=1531"},"modified":"2025-04-18T11:38:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T11:38:34","slug":"opinions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/movecph.com\/humanrace\/opinions","title":{"rendered":"Opinions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row thb_full_width=&#8221;true&#8221; thb_row_padding=&#8221;true&#8221; thb_column_padding=&#8221;true&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; thb_scroll_bottom=&#8221;true&#8221; thb_scroll_bottom_style=&#8221;style3&#8243; thb_scroll_bottom_color=&#8221;light&#8221; thb_shape_divider=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744895722942{padding-top: 30vh !important;padding-bottom: 25vh !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/movecph.com\/humanrace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THR_Keyart.jpg?id=1851) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; divider_shape=&#8221;tilt&#8221; thb_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; thb_divider_height=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_column thb_color=&#8221;thb-light-column&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-5 vc_col-md-8&#8243;]\t<div id=\"thb-slidetype-69f09d6d6966b\" class=\"thb-slidetype \" data-style=\"style1\">\n\t\t\n<h2><i><span class=\"thb-slidetype-entry\"><span class=\"lines\">Opinions<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#thb-slidetype-69f09d6d6966b .thb-slidetype-entry {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; animation=&#8221;animation fade-in&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Human Race is a deeply fascinating and intriguing film: What an extraordinary man Professor Willerslev is! His microscopic genes turn so much of what we thought about human history upside down. It\u2019s breathtaking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Sir Stephen Fry<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cHuman Race explores some of humanity\u2019s most pressing questions throughout history. What makes us who we are? And why are we the way we are? It isn\u2019t, however, a traditional science movie. The film offers an intimate, unflinching portrait of maverick scientist Eske Willerslev, adding depth to the broader scientific context and profound insights to our understanding of who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Niklas Engstr\u00f8m, Artistic Director of CPH:DOX<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;You are captivated from beginning to end.<br \/>\nDespite the lack of fistfights, there is plenty of drama.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Adib Scott Schmidt, KulturBunkeren<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Human Race elegantly shows that the innermost essence of science<br \/>\nis about man&#8217;s fundamental desire to understand his own existence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bo Karl Christensen, Sundhedspolitisk Tidsskrift<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Human Race is vibrant, dramatic, and exhilarating, keeping the audience on edge throughout.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Radio Shalom<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1836&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1407&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row thb_full_width=&#8221;true&#8221; thb_row_padding=&#8221;true&#8221; thb_column_padding=&#8221;true&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; thb_scroll_bottom=&#8221;true&#8221; thb_scroll_bottom_style=&#8221;style3&#8243; thb_scroll_bottom_color=&#8221;light&#8221; thb_shape_divider=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744895722942{padding-top: 30vh !important;padding-bottom: 25vh !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/movecph.com\/humanrace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/THR_Keyart.jpg?id=1851) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; divider_shape=&#8221;tilt&#8221; thb_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; thb_divider_height=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_column thb_color=&#8221;thb-light-column&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-5 vc_col-md-8&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; animation=&#8221;animation fade-in&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] &#8220;Human Race is a deeply fascinating and intriguing film: What an extraordinary man Professor Willerslev is! 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Niklas Engstr\u00f8m, Artistic Director of CPH:DOX says: \u201cHuman Race explores some of humanity\u2019s most pressing questions throughout history. What makes us who we are? And why are we the way we are? It isn\u2019t, however, a traditional science movie. The film offers an intimate, unflinching portrait of maverick scientist Eske Willerslev, adding depth to the broader scientific context and profound insights to our understanding of who we are. Human Race is produced by Jacob Levin Krogh. Director of Photography: Benjamin Kirk, DFF. Human Race is supported by The Danish Film InstituteIn Association with TV2 Denmark. Produced by Move Copenhagen. Commissioners: Heidi Kim Andersen, Nikolaj Daugberg, Supported by Carlsbergfondet, Lundbeck Fonden. Sound: Sylvester Holm & Frank M\u00f8lgaard Knudsen. Editors: Anders Villadsen, Simon Lec, Michael Bauer. 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