The Five Obstructions
- Original title
- De fem benspænd (De fem benspaend) (The Five Obstructions)
- Year
- 2003
- Running time
- 88 min.
- Country
- Denmark
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Lars von Trier
- Jorgen Leth
- Claus Nissen
- Jacqueline Arenal
- Daniel Hernández Rodriguez
- Patrick Bauchau
- Alexandra Vandernoot
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- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Denmark-Switzerland-Belgium-France;
- Genre
- Documentary | Dogma. Movie Documentary. Anthology Film
- Synopsis
- In this playful, mischievous look at the creative process, Danish auteur Lars von Trier challenges his mentor Jørgen Leth to remake Leth’s influential 1967 short "The Perfect Human" five times, with each remake having a von Trier-imposed restriction.
- Awards
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2003: European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary Award
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