The Five Obstructions

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.

Documentary

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))