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Memory Of Water (2022 Film)
''Memory of Water'' () is a 2022 Finnish sci-fi drama film directed by . Based on the novel ''Memory of Water'' by Emmi Itäranta, the film takes place in the dystopian future in the Scandinavian Union led by a military government, where there is a shortage of fresh water as a result of an environmental disaster. The film is starring by , Mimosa Willamo, Lauri Tilkanen, Pekka Strang and Minna Haapkylä. The film was shot in 2020 in Estonia, Germany and Norway. The actual production process of the film already started in the fall of 2015, and it was supposed to be in theaters in March 2022, but the corona restrictions moved the premiere to the fall of the same year. The film's budget was €3.4 million. The film was premiered in Finland on 2 September 2022. It received a mixed reception from critics, partly praising its sharp world-building, while partly criticizing the clichéd plot. Plot In the future, the world will run out of fresh water. Noria (Saga Sarkola), a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memory Of Water
''Memory of Water'' (Finnish: ''Teemestarin kirja'', "The Tea Master's Book") is the debut novel by Finnish author Emmi Itäranta, published in 2014 by HarperCollins. The Finnish version of the novel, which Itäranta wrote simultaneously along with the English one, was published in Finland in 2013 by the publishing house :fi:Teos (kirjankustantamo), Teos. Set in a dystopian future where fresh water is scarce, it tells the story of Noria, a young tea master's apprentice, who must come to terms with a great secret and even greater responsibility that follows this knowledge. The Finnish manuscript won the Fantasy and Sci-Fi Literary Fiction contest organised by Teos in 2012 and was subsequently published. The book won the :fi:Kalevi Jäntin palkinto, Kalevi Jäntti Award in 2012, and the :fi:Nuori Aleksis palkinto, Nuori Aleksis Award in 2013. It was also shortlisted for the 2013 Tähtivaeltaja Award. The English language version of the book has been featured on several shortlists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |