Kira's Reason: A Love Story Explained

Kira's Reason: A Love Story
Director:Ole Christian Madsen
Cinematography:Jørgen Johanssen
Editing:Søren B. Ebbe
Distributor:Nimbus Film
Runtime: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

Actor Role
Kira
Mads
Kira's Father
Kay
Charlotte
Michelle
Gustav
Mikkel (as Ronnie Hiort Lorenzen)
Julius
Mads' Boss
1st Supplier
2nd Supplier
3rd Supplier
Wife of 1st Supplier
John

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Piil, Morten . Morten Piil

    . Morten Piil . Gyldendals danske filmguide . . Copenhagen, Denmark . 2008 . 3rd . 978-87-02-06669-2 . 474736058 . Danish . 24 June 2021 . 162–.