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The Boss of It All

The Boss of It All

20066.61h 39m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lars von Trier
Written by Lars von Trier
Produced by Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen, Signe Leick Jensen, Vibeke Windeløv
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $3.1M

Top Cast

Jens Albinus

Jens Albinus

The Boss of it All / Kristoffer / Svend E

Peter Gantzler

Peter Gantzler

Ravn

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Finnur

Benedikt Erlingsson

Benedikt Erlingsson

Interpreter

Iben Hjejle

Iben Hjejle

Lise

Henrik Prip

Henrik Prip

Nalle

Mia Lyhne

Mia Lyhne

Heidi A.

Casper Christensen

Casper Christensen

Gorm

Louise Mieritz

Louise Mieritz

Mette

Jean-Marc Barr

Jean-Marc Barr

Spencer

Themes & Keywords

officeit-expert

About The Boss of It All

The Boss of It All is a comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of office, it-expert. Directed by Lars von Trier, it stars Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson. 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.

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