The Boss of It All

Ravn founded an IT company and invented a fictional CEO to take the blame for unpopular decisions. When he decides to sell the business, the buyers insist on negotiating directly with the mysterious “boss”. With no other option, he hires an unemployed actor to play the role… until the plan slips out of his control.

Duration: 99’
Production year: 2006
Country: DK, SE, FR, IT, DE, IS
Language: DA, EN, IS Subtitles: PT-BR, EN

Upcoming sessions

19:00

NOS Vasco da Gama Cinemas

Room 4

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2006

Lars von Trier

Born in 1956, Lars von Trier has established himself as the most ambitious and visually distinctive Danish filmmaker on the contemporary scene. He made his feature film debut with The Element of Crime (1984), which earned him international recognition, and solidified his reputation with Europa (1991), Breaking the Waves (1996) and The Idiots (1998). In 1995, he co-founded the Dogme 95 movement, which advocated a more austere and naturalistic approach to filmmaking. His work is characterised by formal experimentation, the subversion of cinematic conventions, and an exploration of the limits of representation. Dancer in the Dark (2000), winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, marked one of the most acclaimed moments of his career. Subsequent films such as Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005), Melancholia (2011), Nymphomaniac: Vol. I and Vol. II (2013), and The House That Jack Built (2018) further confirmed the diversity and radical nature of his trajectory within European and international cinema.