Synopsis

Lars von Trier considers The Perfect Human (1967) to be one of his cult films.

He challenges his director, Jørgen Leth, to shoot five remakes of this short film.

For each project, he will impose new "obstructions" on him, forcing him to rethink the story and the characters of his original film. Leth will have to deal with restrictions, orders and other prohibitions.

The five obstructions is a game full of traps and vicious moves. A fascinating and completely new film around a filmmaker who agrees to completely recreate one of his first works.

An initiatory journey to the heart of the process of cinematographic creation.