Lars questions Dagmar about what it means to be a man, prompting Dagmar to reflect on personal responsibility and the difficult choices made in life. Dagmar ultimately confesses a past regret and apologizes for abandoning Lars.
LARS: How do you know?
DAGMAR: How I know what?
LARS: That you are a man.
DAGMAR: Nah, I couldn't tell you.
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