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The Five Obstructions

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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Budget: N/A
Revenue: $279,032

Verdict: Unknown

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Crew

Directors

> Lars von Trier (Director)
> Jørgen Leth (Director)
> Dan Holmberg (Director of Photography)
> Asger Leth (First Assistant Director)
> Asger Leth (Second Unit Director)
> Asger Leth (Second Unit Director of Photography)
> Bob Sabiston (Animation Director)
> Manuel Dacosse (Additional Director of Photography)
> Adam Morris Philp (Additional Director of Photography)

Writers

> Asger Leth (Writer)
> Jørgen Leth (Writer)
> Lars von Trier (Writer)
> Lars von Trier (Idea)