The Five Obstructions

90 mins
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.

Claus Nissen

The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Majken Algren Nielsen

The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)

Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")

Jacqueline Arenal

The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")

Vivian Rosa

(segment "Cuba")

Jørgen Leth

Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +

Patrick Bauchau

The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)

Alexandra Vandernoot

The Perfect Woman (segment "Brussels")

Marie Dejaer

Maid (segment "Brussels")

Pascal Perez

Couple (Man) (segment "Brussels")

Meschell Perez

Couple (Woman) (segment "Brussels")

Bent Christensen

Gangster (from Det gode og det onde) (segment "Cartoon")

Anders Hove

Naked Man (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Charlotte Sieling

Naked Woman (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment "Cartoon")

Jan Nowicki

Man with Jacket (from Notater om kærligheden) ( segment Cartoon)

Stina Ekblad

Woman with Money (from Notater om kærligheden) (segment Cartoon)

Lars von Trier

Self / Obstructor (segment "The Conversations")

Bob Sabiston

Self (segment "The Perfect Human: Cartoon") (uncredited)

Jørgen Leth

Director

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

Vibeke Windeløv

Executive Producer

Dan Holmberg

Director of Photography

Delphine Coterel

Location Manager

Mikkel Maltha

Music Consultant

Jesper Grüner

Production Assistant

Nina Munch Petersen

Producer's Assistant

Anne Katrine Andersen

Post-Production Manager

Magdalena García

Production Manager

Bob Sabiston

Animation Director

José Luis Figueroa

Production Driver

Magdalena Coamano

Makeup Artist

Katy O'Connor

Animation

Tom Heene

Production Manager

Anne Katrine Andersen

Post Production Producer

Yeslam bin Laden

Co-Executive Producer

Asger Leth

First Assistant Director

Kristian Leth

Additional Music

Mairead O'Leary

Production Assistant

Nicole Mora

Co-Executive Producer

Marc-Henri Wajnberg

Delegated Producer

Asger Leth

Second Unit Director of Photography

Daniel Dencik

Additional Editing

Amrit Gangar

Production Manager

Hans Møller

Sound Designer

Lisa Schonker

Makeup Artist

Elisabeth Houtart

Costume Design

Marc-Henri Wajnberg

Co-Executive Producer

Tom Koester

Sound Engineer

Fabien Pascal

Color Timer

Thomas Therchilsen

Color Grading

Mette Høst Hansen

Post-Production Manager

Anders Valbro

Music Consultant

Ann Vognsen

Accountant

Gérald Morin

Co-Executive Producer

Mike Layne

Animation

Randy Cole

Animation

Simon Kristiansen

Online Editor

Pia Nielsen

Post Production Supervisor

Asger Leth

Second Unit Director

Jan Juhler

Sound Engineer

Jens de Place Bjørn

Sound Engineer

Paul Heymans

Sound Engineer

Thomas Caspersen

Digital Film Recording

Morten Bøttzauw

Sound Engineer

Bob Sabiston

Animation

Christine Ekstrand

Post Production Assistant

Rasmus Christoffersen

Production Assistant

Majken Bramstrup

Production Assistant

Stefan Maenen

Production Runner

Manka Sierakowski

Production Assistant

Suhas Bhiwandkar

Production Coordinator

Signe Birket-Smith

Producer's Assistant

Deepak Rao

Production Coordinator

Johanne Stainer

Production Coordinator

Rogier Van Eck

Production Assistant

Floyd E. Casper

Production Coordinator

Isabelle Corlier

Production Assistant

Marie-Aude Goddard

Production Assistant

Javier Gonzales

Production Coordinator

Jordan Savel

Production Assistant

Michel Detry

Accountant

Ann Køj

Accountant

Sonja Egemar

Accountant

Füsun Eriksen

Public Relations

Melanie Munt

Acting Double

Juan Pacífico

Hairstylist

Manuel Dacosse

Additional Director of Photography

Adam Morris Philp

Additional Director of Photography

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