The Five Obstructions (2003)
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In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.
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| Director | Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier |
| Cast | Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier, Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez |
| Year | 2003 |
| Runtime | 88 min |
| Genres | Documentary, Avant-Garde |
| Available in | 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇷 Brasile 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Cile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇽 Messico 🇵🇪 Perù 🇹🇷 Turchia 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇾 Uruguay |