The Five Obstructions

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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.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2003-11-07
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Country: Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland
  • Language: Danish, French, English, Spanish
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6.918
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