''Me and Morrison'' ( fi, Minä ja Morrison) is a 2001 Finnish romantic drama film directed by Lenka Hellstedt. The film is based on the novel ''Minä ja Morrison'' by Katariina Souri and is the second film in the ''Restless'' trilogy, preceded by ''

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'' (2000) and followed by ''

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'' (2004).

Cast

Irina Björklund Irina Felicia Björklund (born 7 February 1973) is a Finnish actress and singer. Early life and education Björklund was born in Danderyd, Stockholm County, Sweden before moving to Finland with her family. Björklund also lived in France during ...

as Milla *

Samuli Edelmann Samuli Casimir Edelmann (born 21 July 1968) is a Finnish actor and singer. Family and career Edelmann was born in Pori, Finland, the son of actress Marja-Leena Kouki and composer Toni Edelmann. Edelmann has two children with his wife, Laura T ...

as Aki * Roope Karisto as Joonas *

Eva Röse Eva Röse (born 16 October 1973) is a Swedish actress and television host. She is best known internationally for her role as the sinister android Niska in Season 1 of the Swedish science fiction TV series '' Real Humans''. Since 2022, she is the ...

as Sophie *

Titta Jokinen Titta Jokinen (born 23 February 1951 in Kalanti, Finland) is a Finnish actress. Career Jokinen has appeared in both Finnish film and television since 1973. She appeared in the 1983 James Bond spoof ''Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'' oppo ...

as Milla's mother *

Yorick van Wageningen Yorick van Wageningen (born 16 April 1964) is a Dutch actor who has performed in Dutch and American films, including '' The Chronicles of Riddick'' and the 2011 remake of ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''. Life and career Van Wageningen was ...

as Jan *

Baltasar Kormákur Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films ''101 Reykjavík'', ''The Sea'', '' A Little Trip to Heaven'', ''Contraband'', ...

as Askildsen * Irina Pulkka as a travel agency clerk * Maija-Liisa Márton as Kerttu, Aki's mother

Reception

Gunnar Rehlin of ''

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for her "knockout performance", saying that "

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is enough

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to see this Finnish drama about two loners who find each other but realize it's difficult to stop the spiral from continuing downward".

Awards

;

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 ...

, - , rowspan=2, 2002, , rowspan=2, ''Me and Morrison'', , Best Actress (Paras naispääosa), , , - , Best Editing (Paras leikkaus)
Best Film (Paras elokuva), ,

References

External links

* Films based on Finnish novels 2001 romantic drama films Films shot in Finland Films set in Finland Films scored by Tuomas Kantelinen Finnish romantic drama films 2000s Finnish-language films {{2000s-romantic-drama-film-stub