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]

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Kira's Reason: A Love Story
Front cover of the DVD
Directed byOle Christian Madsen
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJørgen Johanssen
Edited bySøren B. Ebbe
Music by
  • Øyvind Ougard
  • Cesar Berti
Distributed byNimbus Film
Release date
  • 26 October 2001 (2001-10-26)
Running time
93 min.
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish
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Cast

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ActorRole
Stine StengadeKira
Lars MikkelsenMads
Sven WollterKira's Father
Peaches Latrice PetersenKay
Camilla Bendix [af; da; fr; nl; sv]Charlotte
Lotte Bergstrøm [af; da]Michelle
Thomas W. GabrielssonGustav
Ronnie Lorenzen [af; da]Mikkel (as Ronnie Hiort Lorenzen)
Oliver Appelt NielsenJulius
Klaus PaghMads' Boss
Claus Strandberg [da; sv]1st Supplier
Henrik Birch2nd Supplier
Michael Hasselflug [af; da]3rd Supplier
Helle Merete Sørensen [da]Wife of 1st Supplier
Nicolas BroJohn
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