Kira's Reason

Kira's reason - a love story
Front cover of the DVD
Directed by	Ole Christian Madsen
Produced by	Bo Ehrhardt Morten Kaufmann
Written by	Ole Christian Madsen Mogens Rukov
Starring	Stine Stengade Lars Mikkelsen Camilla Bendix
Music by	Øyvind Ougard Cesar Berti
Cinematography	Jørgen Johanssen
Edited by	Søren B. Ebbe
Distributed by	Nimbus Film
Release date	26 October 2001
Running time	93 min.
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Kira's Reason - A Love Story (Danish: En Kærlighedshistorie) 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 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 #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.