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08/12/2006 Comedy 1h 39m
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Overview

The owner of an Information Technology firm wants to sell his business for profit. The trouble is that when he started his firm he invented a nonexistent company president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed to be taken. When potential purchasers insist on negotiating with the "Boss" face to face the owner has to hire a failed actor to play the part.

  1. Lars von Trier

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Jens Albinus

    The Boss of it All / Kristoffer / Svend E

  2. Peter Gantzler

    Ravn

  3. Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

    Finnur

  4. Benedikt Erlingsson

    Interpreter

  5. Iben Hjejle

    Lise

  6. Henrik Prip

    Nalle

  7. Mia Lyhne

    Heidi A.

  8. Casper Christensen

    Gorm

  9. Louise Mieritz

    Mette

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by badelf
Written by badelf on 2025-01-20
The Boss of It All: Lars von Trier's Comedic Deconstruction of Control

Who knew Lars von Trier could make us laugh? In "The Boss of It All", he doesn't just satirize corporate culture - he dismantles artistic pretension with surgical comedic precision.

The film opens with von Trier himself, reflected in a window, perched in a cherry picker camera dolly - a literal deus ex machina, playing God while simultaneously mocking the very concept of directorial omnipotence. Here, he's gleefully playing God and immediately undermining himself.

Using Automavision, a computer program that randoml...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Danish

Budget
$3,000,000.00

Revenue
$3,111,395.00

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