The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions (2003)

November 7th, 20031h 30min

Documentary
69%

Overview

Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a different set of bizarre and challenging rules.


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