The Perfect Human

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Det perfekte menneske
Directed by Jørgen Leth
Starring Claus Nissen
Majken Algren Nielsen
Jørgen Leth (voice)
Release date(s) 1967
Country Denmark
Language Danish
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The Perfect Human (Danish: Det perfekte menneske) is a 1967 short film by Jørgen Leth lasting 12 minutes. It depicts a man and a woman, both labelled 'the perfect human', in a detached manner, as though they were subjects in a zoo.

The film was later seen in five different versions when Leth was challenged by filmmaker Lars von Trier which was compiled in The Five Obstructions.