The Perfect Human

{{about|the Danish-language film|the ice hockey player nicknamed 'the perfect human'|Nicklas Lidström}}

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| name = Det perfekte menneske

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| director = Jørgen Leth

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| writer = Jørgen Leth

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| starring = Claus Nissen
Majken Algren Nielsen
Jørgen Leth (voice)

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| cinematography = Henning Camre

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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1968|06|14}}

| runtime = 13 minutes

| country = Denmark

| language = Danish

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The Perfect Human ({{langx|da|Det perfekte menneske}}) is a cult short film in black and white by Jørgen Leth{{cite web |last1=Gibbons |first1=Fiachra |title=Five Obstructions humiliate Perfect Human |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/aug/30/filmfestivals.film |website=The Guardian |accessdate=20 March 2020 |date=30 August 2003}} lasting 13 minutes about a middle class Danish couple performing everyday rituals.{{cite web |last1=Breukel |first1=Claire |title=ARTPULSE MAGAZINE » Reviews » The Perfect Human |url=http://artpulsemagazine.com/the-perfect-human |accessdate=20 March 2020}}

The film examines human behavior in a suave, pseudo-scientific way. It depicts well-dressed actors, a man and a woman, both labelled 'the perfect human' in a detached manner, 'functioning' in a blank boundless room, as though they were subjects in a zoo.[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C02E4D6143EF935A15756C0A9629C8B63 The Five Obstructions (2003) | FILM REVIEW; A Cinematic Duel of Wits For Two Danish Directors] The tone of world-weary detachment is created through a voice-over providing comments on their mundane actions.

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