Me and Morrison

Me and Morrison (Finnish: 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 it is the second film in the Restless trilogy,^[2] preceded by Restless (2000) and followed by Addiction (2004).

Me and Morrison
Directed by	Lenka Hellstedt
Written by	Marko Leino
Based on	Minä ja Morrison by Katariina Souri
Produced by	Markus Selin
Starring	Irina Björklund Samuli Edelmann Eva Röse Roope Karisto
Cinematography	Mark Stubbs
Edited by	Kimmo Taavila
Music by	Tuomas Kantelinen
Production company	Solar Films
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release dates	28 December 2001 (2001-12-28) (Helsinki, Finland)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	8.5 million mk^[1]

Cast

• Irina Björklund as Milla
• Samuli Edelmann as Aki
• Roope Karisto as Joonas
• Eva Röse as Sophie
• Titta Jokinen as Milla's mother
• Yorick van Wageningen as Jan
• Baltasar Kormákur as Askildsen
• Irina Pulkka as a travel agency clerk
• Maija-Liisa Márton as Kerttu, Aki's mother

Reception

Gunnar Rehlin of Variety praised Irina Bjorklund for her "knockout performance", saying that "[this] is enough [of a reason] to see this Finnish drama about two loners who find each other but realize it's difficult to stop the spiral from continuing downward".^[3]

Awards

Jussi Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	Me and Morrison	Best Actress (Paras naispääosa)	Won
		Best Editing (Paras leikkaus) Best Film (Paras elokuva)	Nominated

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References

1. "Me and Morrison (Minä ja Morrison)". ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
2. . solarfilms.com. Solar Films Inc. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
3. Rehlin, Gunnar (30 April 2002). "Me and Morrison". Variety.
4. "Awards for Minä ja Morrison (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

External links

• Me and Morrison at IMDb