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Released
2003 · FILM

The Five Obstructions

Written by
Sophie Destin, Asger Leth
Runtime
90 min
Language
DA
Documentary
Streaming on
  • MUBI

Synopsis

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, *The Perfect Human*, starring a man and a woman 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 more elaborate stipulations.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

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Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Morten H JbjergShot by Dan Holmberg

Box Office

2003 · Box office

Grossed $279K worldwide

Worldwide gross

$279K

Worldwide gross$279K

Also known as

  • The Five Obstructionsde
  • The Five Obstructionsen
  • Five Obstructionsfr
  • Le cinque variazioniit

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