The Boss of It All

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The Boss of It All is a 2006 Danish comedy film directed by Lars von Trier that satirizes corporate culture through the story of an actor hired to impersonate a company’s elusive owner.

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instanceOf film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Anders Lövgren NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Denmark NERFINISHED
director Lars von Trier NERFINISHED
distributor Zentropa Entertainments NERFINISHED
editedBy Molly Marlene Stensgaard NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Denmark NERFINISHED
genre comedy film
satirical film
hasCastMember Benedikte Hansen NERFINISHED
Casper Christensen NERFINISHED
Franz Broch-Mikkelsen NERFINISHED
Iben Hjejle NERFINISHED
Jens Albinus NERFINISHED
Mia Lyhne NERFINISHED
Peter Gantzler NERFINISHED
Sofie Gråbøl NERFINISHED
hasNarrator Lars von Trier NERFINISHED
hasTagline He’s the boss. They just don’t know it yet.
hasWorkInGenre European comedy
art-house film
mainCharacterOccupation actor
motionPictureRatingSystem varies by country
musicBy Kristian Eidnes Andersen NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus an actor hired to impersonate a company owner
notableFor satirical portrayal of modern management culture
use of automated camera system Automavision
originalLanguage Danish
partOf Lars von Trier filmography
plotSummary An actor is hired to impersonate the absent owner of an IT company, leading to comic complications in corporate life.
productionCompany Zentropa NERFINISHED
Zentropa Entertainments NERFINISHED
publicationDate 2006
releaseType theatrical release
runtime approximately 99 minutes
satirizes corporate culture
screenwriter Lars von Trier NERFINISHED
setting Copenhagen NERFINISHED
Danish IT company
theme corporate hypocrisy
identity and role-playing
power dynamics in the workplace
title The Boss of It All NERFINISHED
usesTechnique Automavision NERFINISHED

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Zentropa produced The Boss of It All