The Five Obstructions is a 2003 Danish documentary film directed by Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth.

[1] The premise is that von Trier has created a challenge for his friend and mentor, Jørgen Leth, another renowned filmmaker.

[2] Lars von Trier's favorite film is Leth's The Perfect Human, and von Trier gives Leth the task of remaking The Perfect Human five times, each time with a different "obstruction" (or obstacle) imposed by von Trier.

"[4] In 2010, Variety reported rumors that Lars von Trier, Martin Scorsese, and Robert De Niro planned to work on a remake of Scorsese's film Taxi Driver with the film made with same restrictions as were used in The Five Obstructions.

It holds a 79/100 on Metacritic,[15] and Rotten Tomatoes reports 88% approval among 59 critics.