The Five Obstructions

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Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a different set of bizarre and challenging rules.

Country:

Belgium,

Denmark,

France,

Switzerland

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

2003

Director:

Jørgen Leth

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Company:

Panic Productions,

Wajnbrosse Productions,

Almaz Film Productions,

Zentropa Entertainments

Cast:
Claus Nissen

The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Majken Algren Nielsen

The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")

Jacqueline Arenal

The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")

Vivian Rosa

(segment "Cuba")

Crew:
Jørgen Leth

Director

Carsten Holst

Producer

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

Vibeke Windeløv

Executive Producer

Marianne Christensen

Line Producer