Reconstruction

"How much will one man sacrifice for his dream of true love?"

2003 1h 32m DA

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 87

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Late one evening Alex suddenly abandons his girlfriend, Simone, to pursue the beautiful Aimee. In his encounter with Aimee time and place dissolve for him and he becomes a stranger to Simone, to whom he cannot return.

“How much will one man sacrifice for his dream of true love?”

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Cast

Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Alex
Maria Bonnevie
Simone / Aimee
Krister Henriksson
August
Nicolas Bro
Leo Sand
Peter Steen
Mel David
Klaus Mulbjerg
Tryllekunstner
Ida Dwinger
Monica
Helle Fagralid
Nan Sand

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christoffer Boe
Writers: Christoffer Boe, Mogens Rukov
Languages: Danish, Swedish
Countries: Denmark

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Swedish.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christoffer Boe, shot by Manuel Alberto Claro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thomas Knak. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Brandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Maria Bonnevie and Krister Henriksson carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How much will one man sacrifice for his dream of true love?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0366943 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christoffer Boe directs. Manuel Alberto Claro behind the camera. Thomas Knak scores. Peter Brandt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish, Swedish.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Swedish.
3Directed by Christoffer Boe, shot by Manuel Alberto Claro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Thomas Knak. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Peter Brandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Maria Bonnevie and Krister Henriksson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "How much will one man sacrifice for his dream of true love?".
8IMDB entry: tt0366943 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.