# The Five Obstructions (2003) — on MUBI?

- **Director:** Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
- **Cast:** Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier, Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
- **Genres:** Documentary, Avant-Garde
- **Runtime:** 88 min
- **MUBI rating:** 8.1/10 (4435 ratings)

## Available on MUBI in
- 🇦🇷 Argentina — until December 10
- 🇧🇷 Brazil — until December 10
- 🇨🇦 Canada — until December 10
- 🇨🇱 Chile — until December 10
- 🇨🇴 Colombia — until December 10
- 🇮🇳 India — until December 9
- 🇲🇽 Mexico — until December 10
- 🇵🇪 Peru — until December 10
- 🇹🇷 Turkey — until December 9
- 🇺🇸 USA — until December 10
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay — until December 10

## Also streaming on
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: Amazon Prime Video
- 🇫🇮 Finland: Amazon Prime Video
- 🇳🇴 Norway: Amazon Prime Video
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: Amazon Prime Video

## Synopsis
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.

Watch on MUBI: https://mubi.com/films/the-five-obstructions

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