▁the ▁family ▁business , ▁a ▁steel works ▁factory . ▁ ▁Although ▁his ▁heart ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁it , ▁he ▁feels ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁task . ▁The ▁decision ▁is ▁met ▁with ▁fr ustration ▁and ▁anger ▁from ▁his ▁wife ▁Maria ▁( L isa ▁Wer l inder ), ▁who ▁eventually ▁accepts ▁his ▁decision ▁and ▁moves ▁back ▁to ▁Den mark ▁along ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁management ▁task ▁is ▁slowly ▁taking ▁over ▁Christ of fer ' s ▁time ▁and ▁life , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁consequence , ▁he ▁ign ores ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁wife . ▁As ▁the ▁manager ial ▁d ile mm as ▁include ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁personal ▁relations , ▁he ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁his ▁personal ▁mor als ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁company ▁needs . ▁ ▁S low ly , ▁but ▁surely , ▁his ▁alter ed ▁life ▁style ▁push es ▁him ▁away ▁from ▁Maria , ▁who ▁moves ▁back ▁to ▁purs ue ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁actress ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁which ▁push es ▁him ▁further ▁towards ▁a ▁nerv ous ▁break down . ▁ ▁The ▁movie ▁ends ▁with ▁the ▁accept ance ▁of ▁his ▁fate , ▁indicating ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁following ▁closely ▁in ▁the ▁foot steps ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁suic ide ▁in ▁the ▁beginning . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁Upon ▁release , ▁the ▁film ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁It ▁has ▁ 7 5 % ▁positive ▁reviews ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 6 ▁reviews ▁from ▁professional ▁critics ▁and ▁ 6 8 / 1