The Boss of It All

6.6(311)20061h 39m

Comedy

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.

Director

Lars von Trier

Budget

$3.0M

Revenue

$3.1M

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Cast

Jens Albinus

The Boss of it All / Kristoffer / Svend E

Peter Gantzler

Ravn

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Finnur

Benedikt Erlingsson

Interpreter

Iben Hjejle

Lise

Henrik Prip

Nalle

Mia Lyhne

Heidi A.

Casper Christensen

Gorm

Louise Mieritz

Mette

Jean-Marc Barr

Spencer

Sofie Gråbøl

Kisser

Anders Hove

Jokumsen

Reviews

1 review

badelf

1y ago

9.0

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 Go...