Memory of Water
5.1
“Hope is a spark - It needs to be lit”
Centuries in the future, world's freshwater supplies are running out. Wars are waged over water, and China rules over Europe, including the Scandinavian Union. Far in the north, young woman, Noria, is learning to become a Tea Master, like her father. Tea Masters alone know the location of hidden water sources, including the natural spring that Noria’s father tends, which once provided water for her whole village. After her father dies, the military moves in to watch over the village -- and Noria. Refusing to give in her freshwater spring, Noria digs in deeper into her family’s secret. Within the Tea Masters’ books, she finds information that the government’s power is based on lies, that there still might be fresh water left for everyone. She risks her own life and sets out on a dangerous journey to find out if this is true.
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Cast
22 people
Saga Sarkola
Noria
Known for
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Mimosa Willamo
Sanja
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Lauri Tilkanen
Taro
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Deadwind
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Pekka Strang
Major Bolin
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Minna Haapkylä
Lian
Known for
Deadwind
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Kheba Touray
Mikoa
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Stop Nyqvist
Lyydia Mörä
Minja
No other roles listed
Yûko Takeda
Master Niiramo
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Ulla Pirttijärvi
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Erol Mintaş
Doctor
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Tommi Eronen
Father
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Milka Ahlroth
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Known for
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Saara Saarela Director · Ilja Rautsi Screenplay Emmi Itäranta Author
Budget $4.7M · First release September 2, 2022 · Produced in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Norway
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Budget
$4,748,000
Production
Bufo
Production
Mer Film
Production
Pandora Film
Production
Allfilm
Production
Oy Bufo Ab
Production
Pandora Filmproduktion
Production
Estonia · Finland · Germany · Norway
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Languages
Original title
Veden vartija
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · September 2, 2022
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 27, 2023 · Premiere · Gérardmer Film Festival
Germany
June 8, 2023 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 1, 2023 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
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