{{Short description|2002 Finnish romantic drama film}} {{expand Finnish|date=June 2023|topic=cult}} {{Infobox film | image = Kuutamolla.jpg | alt = | caption = Original Finnish film poster | director = Aku Louhimies | producer = Jarkko Hentula<br />Ilkka Y. L. Matila<br />Marko Röhr | writer = Katja Kallio<br />Aku Louhimies | based_on = {{based on|''Kuutamolla: Levoton tarina rakastamisesta''|Katja Kallio}} | starring = Minna Haapkylä<br />Anna-Leena Härkönen<br />Laura Malmivaara<br />Peter Franzén<br />Matti Ristinen<br />Pirkko Saisio | music = Leri Leskinen | cinematography = Heikki Färm | editing = Samu Heikkilä | studio = Matila Röhr Productions | distributor = Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors | released = {{Film date|2002|2|1|df=y|Finland}} | runtime = 117 minutes | country = Finland | language = Finnish | budget = | gross = }} '''''Lovers & Leavers''''' ({{langx|fi|'''Kuutamolla'''}}) is a 2002 Finnish romantic drama film directed by Aku Louhimies.<ref name="elonet-contents">{{cite web |url=http://www.elonet.fi/title/ekm8uo/sisalto |title=Kuutamolla (2002) – Contents |work=elonet.fi |publisher=National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification |language=Finnish |accessdate=September 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elonet.fi/title/ekm8uo/ |title=Kuutamolla (2002) |work=elonet.fi |publisher=National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification |language=Finnish |accessdate=September 6, 2011}}</ref> The film is written by Katja Kallio and Louhimies, based on Kallio's novel ''Kuutamolla: Levoton tarina rakastamisesta''.<ref name="elonet-credits">{{cite web |url=http://www.elonet.fi/title/ekm8uo/tekija |title=Kuutamolla (2002) – Credits |work=elonet.fi |publisher=National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification |accessdate=September 6, 2011}}</ref> ''Lovers & Leavers'' is about Iiris, a 30-year-old bookstore assistant, who meets the man of her dreams.<ref name="elonet-contents"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinequest.org/detail.php?m=2579 |title=Lovers and Leavers (Kuutamoula) |author=Wolf, Sandy |work=cinequest.org |publisher=Cinequest |accessdate=September 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234707/http://www.cinequest.org/detail.php?m=2579 |archive-date=April 1, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Cast == * Minna Haapkylä as Iiris Vaara * Anna-Leena Härkönen as Anna * Laura Malmivaara as Laura * Peter Franzén as Marko * Matti Ristinen as Sami * Mikko Kouki as Jukka * Pirkko Saisio as Leila Vaara * Santeri Nuutinen as Santtu * Rasmus Nuutinen as Tintti * Veeti Kallio as Mikko * Linda Zilliacus as Ilona <ref name="elonet-credits"/>
== Awards == ;Cinequest San Jose Film Festival {{awards table}} |- | 2003|| ''Lovers & Leavers'' || Best Feature || {{won}} |}
;Durango Film Festival {{awards table}} |- | 2003|| ''Lovers & Leavers'' || Jury Award in category Best Narrative Feature - Drama || {{won}} |}
;Jussi Awards {{awards table}} |- | 2003|| ''Lovers & Leavers'' || Best Actress (Paras naispääosa)<br />Best Editing (Paras leikkaus)<br />Best Film (Vuoden elokuva)<br />Best Set Design (Paras lavastus)<br />Best Supporting Actress (Paras naissivuosa) || {{nom}} |} <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307076/awards |title=Awards for Kuutamolla (2002) |work=imdb.com |publisher=The Internet Movie Database |accessdate=September 6, 2011}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|0307076}}
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