Bodyguard of Lies vs The Five Obstructions
Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Five Obstructions). The Five Obstructions is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bodyguard of Lies
The Five Obstructions| Bodyguard of Lies | The Five Obstructions | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Dan Krauss | Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier |
| Main cast | – | Patrick Bauchau, Lars von Trier, Anders Hove, Jørgen Leth, Claus Nissen |
Synopsis
Bodyguard of Lies
Exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and misinformation fed to the American public. Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings of those at the highest levels of the military and elected leadership, this gripping documentary urges a reckoning with the wider implications of government…
The Five Obstructions
In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates…
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