Memory of Water (2022)
- Original title
- Veden vartija
- Directed by
- Saara Saarela
- Genre
- fantasy, thriller, science fiction
- Country
- Finland
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- K-12
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a future Finland where water is scarce due to environmental collapse, a young woman discovers a forbidden source of fresh water. She must decide whether to keep it secret or share it under a repressive military government.
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What happens
Memory of Water (Finnish: Veden vartija) is a 2022 Finnish sci-fi drama film directed by Saara Saarela. Based on the novel Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta, the film takes place in the dystopian future in the Scandinavian Union led by a military government, where there is a shortage of fresh water as a result of an environmental disaster. The film is starring by Saga Sarkola, Mimosa Willamo, Lauri Tilkanen, Pekka Strang and Minna Haapkylä. The film was shot in 2020 in Estonia, Germany and Norway. The actual production process of the film already started in the fall of 2015, and it was supposed to be in theaters in March 2022, but the corona restrictions moved the premiere to the fall of the same year. The film's budget was €3.4 million. The film was premiered in Finland on 2 September 2022. It received a mixed reception from critics, partly praising its sharp world-building, while partly criticizing the clichéd plot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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