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''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 '' ...
. 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 *
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 *
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 *
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 * Matti Ristinen as Sami *
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 * Pirkko Saisio as Leila Vaara * Santeri Nuutinen as Santtu * Rasmus Nuutinen as Tintti * Veeti Kallio as Mikko *
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 The Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival is an annual independent film festival held each March in San Jose, California and Redwood City, California. The international festival combines the cinematic arts with Silicon Valley’s innovation. It i ...
, - , 2003, , ''Lovers & Leavers'' , , Best Feature , , ;
Durango Film Festival Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...
, - , 2003, , ''Lovers & Leavers'' , , Jury Award in category Best Narrative Feature - Drama , , ;
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 ...
, - , 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) , ,


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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 {{2000s-romantic-drama-film-stub