Reconstruction

Late one evening, Alex suddenly abandons his girlfriend, Simone, to follow the beautiful Aimee. In his encounter with Aimee, time and place dissolve for him and he becomes a stranger to Simone, towards whom he cannot return. Alex's future, is Aimee's love. But will he have the courage to embrace it? A psychological romantic drama, about a man, who forgets about his past and must put his faith in love, in order to gain a future.

Narrative convention is challenged in this fascinating debut by director/co-writer Christoffer Boe. Alex (Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Open Hearts), a rugged photographer, feels hemmed in by the devotion of his gentle girlfriend Simone (Marie Bonnevie of INSOMNIA and JERUSALEM). When he encounters the ravishing Aimee (also played by Bonnevie), a neglected wife, he is instantly smitten, and they spend one perfect night together. But in the morning, their worlds disintegrate as Aimee's husband discovers her infidelity and Alex finds that the life he was living the day before literally seems no longer to exist.




"RECONSTRUCTION, a stylish romance from Denmark that toys with narrative structure like a cat entertaining itself with a lizard, is a rabbit-holey metaphysical mystery. The film's title doesn't do it any favors, setting up an expectation of closure that the film, happily, disappoints. Moody, sensual, fetishistic in its detail, RECONSTRUCTION is one emotional thriller that can't lay claim to anything resembling a shocking conclusion. But it creditably re-creates the hesitation, creeping doubt and fear that attend life-shaping decision, especially in love." -- Carina Chocano, LOS ANGELES TIMES




"The film's mood of fractured anxiety and longing made me eager to see what the director, Christoffer Boe, does next." -- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY




"Christoffer Boe's self-assured first feature is a moody, enigmatic love story set in the cool elegance of Copenhagen's classical squares and modernist hotels." A.O. Scott -- THE NEW YORK TIMES