Human Race

A new window has been opened on to our past. Overthrowing old assumptions about humankind, ancient DNA extracted from teeth and bones is rewriting history bit by bit. The Human Race is a feature length documentary film about a monumental mission: In a race against time, an international research team, spearheaded by professor Eske Willerslev, have set out to map the complete DNA blueprint of 5,000 prehistoric human beings. As the DNA library steadily grows, the group of scientists realize that a whole new insight into the story of humankind and human diseases are slowly unfolding before their eyes. The Human Race is also a personal story about a professor and his goal of making his mark on human history and the future of the human race. However, in his relentless attempt to reach his goal, he gets swirled into the political, ethical and existential tangle his work creates.