{
  "id": 3928422,
  "title": "‘The Bothersome Man’ Director Jens Lien Tackles Automation Anxiety in ‘Joe’s Assignment’ (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/the-bothersome-man-director-jens-lien-tackles-automation-anxiety-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T09:03:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/bothersome-man-jens-lien-joes-assignment-1236844917/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}