Kira's Reason: A Love Story
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| Kira's Reason: A Love Story | |
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 Front cover of the DVD | |
| Directed by | Ole Christian Madsen |
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| Cinematography | Jørgen Johanssen |
| Edited by | Søren B. Ebbe |
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| Distributed by | Nimbus Film |
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Running time | 93 min. |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
Kira's Reason: A Love Story (Danish: En Kærlighedshistorie, lit. 'a love story') is a 2001 Danish drama directed by Ole Christian Madsen and written by Madsen and Mogens Rukov. The film stars Stine Stengade in a character study of a young mother who, released after two years in a psychiatric ward, struggles to hold her marriage, family and life intact. Filmed using the minimalist techniques of the Dogme 95 movement, Kira's Reason is also known as Dogme No. 21. Kira's Reason won both the Bodil and Robert Awards as the Best Danish Film of 2001. For her leading performance, Stengade received the Bodil and Robert awards for Best Actress.[1]
Cast
[edit]| Actor | Role |
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| Stine Stengade | Kira |
| Lars Mikkelsen | Mads |
| Sven Wollter | Kira's Father |
| Peaches Latrice Petersen | Kay |
| Camilla Bendix | Charlotte |
| Lotte Bergstrøm | Michelle |
| Thomas W. Gabrielsson | Gustav |
| Ronnie Lorenzen | Mikkel (as Ronnie Hiort Lorenzen) |
| Oliver Appelt Nielsen | Julius |
| Klaus Pagh | Mads' Boss |
| Claus Strandberg | 1st Supplier |
| Henrik Birch | 2nd Supplier |
| Michael Hasselflug | 3rd Supplier |
| Helle Merete Sørensen | Wife of 1st Supplier |
| Nicolas Bro | John |
Reception
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 18 critics' reviews are positive.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Piil, Morten (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish) (3rd ed.). Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendal. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2. OCLC 474736058. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Kira's Reason: A Love Story | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- En Kærlighedshistorie at IMDb
- Kira's Reason: A Love Story in the Danish Film Database
- Kira's Reason: A Love Story in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)
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