The Boss of It All

2006 PG-13 1h 39m

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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

Writers

Lars von Trier

Stars

Jens Albinus Peter Gantzler Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Jens Albinus

The Boss of it All / Kristoffer / Svend E

Peter Gantzler

Ravn

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Narrator (uncredited)

Comedy

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badelf 20 Jan 2025

9/10

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...