‘The Bothersome Man’ Director Jens Lien Tackles Automation Anxiety in ‘Joe’s Assignment’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Jens Lien, the Norwegian filmmaker behind cult dystopian comedy “The Bothersome Man” and HBO Nordic sci-fi satire “Beforeigners,” is returning to speculative territory with “Joe’s Assignment,” a near-future comedy starring Lilyhammer’s Trond Fausa Aurvåg and turning on work, automation and what happens when society no longer needs people to do very much at all. The […]
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