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The Five Obstructions

Release Date: September 11, 2003
Year: 2003
Runtime:90 mins
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"", a 100 min. theatre documentary directed by Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth. An investigative journey into the phenomenon of "documentary", based on manifestos written by each director. About a filmmaker not only revisiting, but also recreating (not in a conventional sense) one of his first films, The Perfect Human / Det perfekte menneske (1967), a document on life in Denmark, containing the familiar Leth idiosyncrasies

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Alexandra Vandernoot     , Anders Hove     , Bent Christensen     , Charlotte Sieling     , Claus Nissen     , Jacqueline Arenal     , Jan Nowicki     , Lars von Trier     , Patrick Bauchau     , Stina Ekblad