This dramatic film explores what happens when suppressed memories refuse to stay buried. A wealthy businessman's heterosexual life is threatened by a visit from his male, prep school lover. Unleashing passions and memories locked not-so-tightly away, his former lover's visit produces a host of anxieties and fears for both himself and his wife.
Set on May 18, 1993—the day on which Denmark voted to join the European Union, just a few months after they'd voted not to do so—the film follows eight or so disparate Danes (an escaped mental patient, a newly-famous singer, a business executive, and their assorted families and cohorts) as they unwittingly alter one another's lives, for better and for worse.
Fearful that the Russians would continue their lead in the space race and be the first to put a man on the moon, NASA felt an enormous pressure to push the Apollo Program forward as quickly as possible, though they knew that pushing too hard could lead to the ultimate disaster.
