My Sailor, My Love
A retired sea captain’s strained relationship with his adult daughter is further tested when he embarks on a new romance with a widowed housekeeper.
Concerned for the welfare of her irascible father, a retired sea captain, harried nurse Grace hires local widow Annie as his housekeeper. When the pair embark on an unexpected romance, Grace is forced to face the feelings of resentment and hostility she’s harbored since childhood. As old wounds and closely guarded secrets come to light, the future of Howard and Annie’s budding relationship is threatened. Can the love between them flourish?
Cast
- Howard Grimes
- James Cosmo
- Annie Bell
- Bríd Brennan
- Grace Grimes
- Catherine Walker
My Sailor, My Love
Klaus Härö
- Fiction
- Production Country / Year
- Finland, Ireland 2022
- Language
- en. OF mit de. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 101min
2.39:1, Discrete 5.1
Director & Crew
Klaus Härö
Born in 1971 in Porvoo/Finland. Studied Directing at the Academy of Art and Design Helsinki. Active as a director and screenwriter.
Filmography
2002/03 ELINA, Spielfilm
2005 MOTHER OF MINE, Spielfilm
2007 THE NEW MAN, Spielfilm
2009 LETTERS TO FATHER JACOB, Spielfilm
2015 THE FENCER, Spielfilm
2018 ONE LAST DEAL, Spielfilm
2020 LIFE AFTER DEATH, Spielfilm
2022 MY SAILOR, MY LOVE, Spielfilm HOF 2023
“In cinemas we are used to seeing stories about first love. The freshness that goes with something happening for the first times makes us root for the young couple. But what is it like to know that this love will be the last one? My Sailor, My Love is a story about the ability to give and receive love. How is it that some of us find it while others feel the immense pain of longing but never receiving? My aim as a director is to make the film as epically beautiful as it is humanely accessible. The characters are brought to life by well-known and highly-skilled actors, so that when leaving the cinemas, the audience will be deeply moved by the lives on the screen, taking with them both encouragement and hope. Together with all the people working on the film, I am convinced that My Sailor, My Love (my English-language debut) will touch audiences across both language and generational barriers.”
Klaus Härö
- Writer
- Jimmy Karlsson
- Kirsi Vikman
- Director of Photography
- Robert Nordström
- Editor
- Philippe Ravoet
- Production Designer
- John Hand
- Costume Designer
- Alison Byrne
- Casting Director
- Emma Gunnery
- Sound
- Kirka Sainio
- Make-up
- Pia Mikkonen
- Producer
- Kai Nordberg
- Kaarle Aho
- Cloé Garbay
- Bastien Sirodot