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 is the second film in the Restless trilogy,[2] preceded by Restless (2000) and followed by Addiction (2004).

Me and Morrison
Directed byLenka Hellstedt
Written byMarko Leino
Based onMinä ja Morrison
by Katariina Souri
Produced byMarkus Selin
StarringIrina Björklund
Samuli Edelmann
Eva Röse
Roope Karisto
CinematographyMark Stubbs
Edited byKimmo Taavila
Music byTuomas Kantelinen
Production
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Distributed byBuena Vista International
Release dates
  • 28 December 2001 (2001-12-28) (Helsinki, Finland)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
Budget8.5 million mk[1]

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Reception

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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

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

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  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. ^ "Me and Morrison - the story of a love affair that has nowhere to go". 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.
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