The Boss of It All

An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.

Cast

Jens Albinus

as The Boss of it All / Kristoffer / Svend E

Peter Gantzler

as Ravn

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

as Finnur

Benedikt Erlingsson

as Interpreter

Iben Hjejle

as Lise

Henrik Prip

as Nalle

Mia Lyhne

as Heidi A.

Casper Christensen

as Gorm

Louise Mieritz

as Mette

Jean-Marc Barr

as Spencer

Reviews

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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, re...

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