# Kira's Reason: A Love Story (2001)

> A psychologically raw Danish marriage drama follows a woman returning from psychiatric hospitalization as love, suspicion, and family responsibility collide.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9514

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Ole Christian Madsen
- Cast: Stine Stengade, Lars Mikkelsen, Sven Wollter, Peaches Latrice Petersen, Camilla Bendix, Lotte Bergstrøm, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Ronnie Lorenzen
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285280/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: raw, melancholic, tense, quiet evening, arthouse film night

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