Lovers & Leavers

Lovers & Leavers
Directed by Aku Louhimies
Produced by Jarkko Hentula
Ilkka Y. L. Matila
Marko Röhr
Written by Katja Kallio
Aku Louhimies
Based on Kuutamolla: Levoton tarina rakastamisesta by
Katja Kallio
Starring Minna Haapkylä
Anna-Leena Härkönen
Laura Malmivaara
Peter Franzén
Matti Ristinen
Pirkko Saisio
Music by Leri Leskinen
Cinematography Heikki Färm
Editing by Samu Heikkilä
Studio Matila Röhr Productions
Release date(s) February 1, 2002 (2002-02-01) (Finland)
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]

Contents

Cast

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Awards

Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
Year Nominated work Award Result
2003 Lovers & Leavers Best Feature Won
Durango Film Festival
Year Nominated work Award Result
2003 Lovers & Leavers Jury Award in category Best Narrative Feature - Drama Won
Jussi Awards
Year Nominated 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

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References

  1. ^ a b "Kuutamolla (2002) – Contents" (in Finnish). elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. http://www.elonet.fi/title/ekm8uo/sisalto. Retrieved September 6, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Kuutamolla (2002)" (in Finnish). elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. http://www.elonet.fi/title/ekm8uo/. Retrieved September 6, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Kuutamolla (2002) – Credits". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. http://www.elonet.fi/title/ekm8uo/tekija. Retrieved September 6, 2011. 
  4. ^ Wolf, Sandy. "Lovers and Leavers (Kuutamoula)". cinequest.org. Cinequest. http://www.cinequest.org/detail.php?m=2579. Retrieved September 6, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Awards for Kuutamolla (2002)". imdb.com. The Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307076/awards. Retrieved September 6, 2011. 

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