Kira's Reason: A Love Story
Seen it?2001 | 93 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Blue Valentine, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Danish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Kira and Mads try to work out their marriage, after Kira has been two years in a mental institution, but is she really ready for the real world?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes, 48 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ole Christian Madsen
- Stine StengadeKira
- Lars MikkelsenMads
- Sven WollterKira's father
- Peaches Latrice PetersenKay
- Camilla BendixCharlotte
- Lotte BergstrømMichelle
- Thomas W. GabrielssonGustav
- Ronnie LorenzenMikkel
- Oliver Appelt NielsenJulius
- Klaus PaghMads' boss