Black comedy from acclaimed director Lars von Trier. Jens Albinus plays the boss of an IT company who, on the firm's startup, invents a fake CEO to take the flak when potential employee problems threaten to raise their head. Everything rolls along nicely, until the time when he decides that he wants to sell the business. With negotiations about to begin, the prospective new owners insist on dealing with the CEO face-to-face, causing a major headache for the 'real' owner. With time running out, he decides to follow the old adage of 'in for a penny, in for a pound',... and sets about hiring an out of work actor in a desperate attempt to pull off the deception. [show more]
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Black comedy from acclaimed Danish director Lars von Trier. Jens Albinus plays the boss of an IT company who, on the firm's startup, invents a fake CEO to take the flak when potential employee problems threaten to raise their head. Everything rolls along nicely, until the time when he decides that he wants to sell the business. With negotiations about to begin, the prospective new owners insist on dealing with the CEO face-to-face, causing a major headache for the 'real' owner. With time running out, he decides to follow the old adage of 'in for a penny, in for a pound', and sets about hiring an out of work actor in a desperate attempt to pull off the deception.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. From one of the world's most controversial and fêted directors comes an office comedy! Ravn is the seedy owner of an IT company who has invented a 'Boss Of It All' to take responsibility for all his unpopular decisions. When he decides to sell the company the buyers insist on dealing with the Boss and so Ravn decides to hire an actor to play the role. What could possibly go wrong? Lars Von Trier has created a hilarious comedy in his own inimitable fashion. Actors Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Benedikt Erlingsson, Iben Hjejle, Henrik Prip, Mia Lyhne, Casper Christensen, Louise Mieritz, Jean-Marc Barr, Sofie Gråbøl & Anders Hove Director Lars von Trier Certificate 15 years and over Year 2006 Duration 1 hour and 39 minutes (approx)
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