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.
- Year: 2003
- Country: Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Panic Productions, Wajnbrosse Productions, Almaz Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments
- Keyword: third world, challenge, animated scene, director, filmmaking, mentor protégé relationship
- Director: Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth
- Cast: Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier, Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez, Jacqueline Arenal
