Lovers & Leavers
| Lovers & Leavers | |
|---|---|
 Original Finnish film poster | |
| Directed by | Aku Louhimies |
| Written by | Katja Kallio Aku Louhimies |
| Based on | Kuutamolla: Levoton tarina rakastamisesta by Katja Kallio |
| Produced by | Jarkko Hentula Ilkka Y. L. Matila Marko Röhr |
| Starring | Minna Haapkylä Anna-Leena Härkönen Laura Malmivaara Peter Franzén Matti Ristinen Pirkko Saisio |
| Cinematography | Heikki Färm |
| Edited by | Samu Heikkilä |
| Music by | Leri Leskinen |
Production company | Matila Röhr Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Lovers & Leavers (Finnish: Kuutamolla) is a 2002 Finnish romantic drama film directed by Aku Louhimies.[1][2] The film is written by Katja Kallio and Louhimies, based on Kallio's novel Kuutamolla: Levoton tarina rakastamisesta.[3] Lovers & Leavers is about Iiris, a 30-year-old bookstore assistant, who meets the man of her dreams.[1][4]
Cast
- Minna Haapkylä as Iiris Vaara
- Anna-Leena Härkönen as Anna
- Laura Malmivaara as Laura
- Peter Franzén as Marko
- Matti Ristinen as Sami
- Mikko Kouki as Jukka
- Pirkko Saisio as Leila Vaara
- Santeri Nuutinen as Santtu
- Rasmus Nuutinen as Tintti
- Veeti Kallio as Mikko
- Linda Zilliacus as Ilona
Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Lovers & Leavers | Best Feature | Won |
- Durango Film Festival
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Lovers & Leavers | Jury Award in category Best Narrative Feature - Drama | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Lovers & Leavers | Best Actress (Paras naispääosa) Best Editing (Paras leikkaus) Best Film (Vuoden elokuva) Best Set Design (Paras lavastus) Best Supporting Actress (Paras naissivuosa) |
Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "Kuutamolla (2002) – Contents". elonet.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Kuutamolla (2002)". elonet.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ a b "Kuutamolla (2002) – Credits". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ Wolf, Sandy. "Lovers and Leavers (Kuutamoula)". cinequest.org. Cinequest. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Awards for Kuutamolla (2002)". imdb.com. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
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