The Art of Protest vs The Five Obstructions

The Art of Protest has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Five Obstructions). The Art of Protest is the shorter watch at 45m compared with 1h 30m. The Five Obstructions is the older of the two (2003 against 2020). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Art of Protest posterThe Art of Protest2020 VS The Five Obstructions posterThe Five Obstructions2003
The Art of ProtestThe Five Obstructions
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.9/10
Year20202003
Length45m1h 30m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorColin DayJørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
Main castShepard Fairey, Jello Biafra, Tom Morello, Fat Mike, Nadezhda TolokonnikovaPatrick Bauchau, Lars von Trier, Anders Hove, Jørgen Leth, Claus Nissen

Synopsis

The Art of Protest

Welcome to a never-before-seen tour of the creations by resistance artists around the world. From the streets of Moscow to the shores of Los Angeles and featuring interviews with Tom Morello, Dave Navarro, Moby, Shepard Fairey, and more, this powerful film brings a message of hope and change through radical resistance and righteous social uprising.

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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