''Lovers & Leavers'' () is a 2002
Finnish romantic drama film directed by
Aku Louhimies
Aku Louhimies (2009)
Aku Urban Louhimies (born 3 July 1968) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He has directed feature films, documentary films, commercials and music videos. His international breakthrough was the 2016 serial drama '' ...
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The film is written by Katja Kallio and Louhimies, based on Kallio's novel ''Kuutamolla: Levoton tarina rakastamisesta''.
''Lovers & Leavers'' is about Iiris, a 30-year-old bookstore assistant, who meets the man of her dreams.
Cast
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Minna Haapkylä
Minna-Maria Erika Haapkylä (born 10 June 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress. She has won two Jussi Awards; one for the best actress in a supporting role for a 1999 Veikko Aaltonen film ''Rakkaudella Maire'', and another in 2009 for the best ...
as Iiris Vaara
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Anna-Leena Härkönen
Anna-Leena Härkönen (born 10 April 1965) is a Finnish writer and actress.
She was born in Liminka and studied acting at the college of drama and the University of Tampere's program of drama studies, which she concluded in 1989. She won the J ...
as Anna
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Laura Malmivaara
(born 26 October 1973) is a Finnish actress. Her acting career began in 1993 and includes dozens of roles in film and television productions, as well as stage appearances. In addition to acting, she has also worked as a singer, photographer, ...
as Laura
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Peter Franzén
Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his role as King Harald Fairhair in ''Vikings'' (2016–2020).
Personal life
Franzén grew up in Keminmaa, in Northern Fin ...
as Marko
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Matti Ristinen as Sami
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Mikko Kouki
Mikko Kouki (born 14 September 1967) is a Finnish actor, theatre director and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1986.
Early life and education
Kouki comes from a family of actors, including his father, , his aunt an ...
as Jukka
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Pirkko Saisio as Leila Vaara
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Santeri Nuutinen as Santtu
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Rasmus Nuutinen as Tintti
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Veeti Kallio as Mikko
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Linda Zilliacus
Linda Elvira Zilliacus (née ''Gyllenberg'', born 25 April 1977 in Helsinki) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress and director. She became the director of Wasa Theatre in 2025.
She is from Kokkola. She and her husband Tobias Zilliacus have thr ...
as Ilona
Awards
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Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
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, 2003, , ''Lovers & Leavers'' , , Best Feature , ,
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Durango Film Festival
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, 2003, , ''Lovers & Leavers'' , , Jury Award in category Best Narrative Feature - Drama , ,
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Jussi Awards
The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers.
History
The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hel ...
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, 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) , ,
References
External links
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2002 romantic drama films
2002 films
Films directed by Aku Louhimies
Films set in Helsinki
Films set in the 2000s
Films shot in Finland
Films based on Finnish novels
Finnish romantic drama films
2000s Finnish-language films
2000s Finnish films
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