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Hip-deep into “The Final Member,” aspirant penis donor Tom Mitchell insists “I like to to treat people the same way others would like to be treated, and that’s with respect.” It’s unclear what Mitchell’s heart-felt words mean in the context of “The Final Member,” a semi-serious documentary about The Icelandic Phallogical Museum (AKA That Weird Penis Museum You’ve Probably Heard About But Never Been To).

Filmmakers Jonah Bekhor and Zach Math are sincerely interested in museum owner Sigurður Hjartarson, and his quest to get a human penis to complete his museum’s collection of mammalian members. But because they know how ridiculous Hjartarson’s unusual fascination seems, they turn him, Mitchell, and their associates into sideshow attractions.

These are real people, but in “The Final Member,” they’re fascinating curiosities.

Hjartarson is, admittedly, a tough documentary subject. What tone should