Iris turns thirty, watches movies at night and daydreams about a love bigger than a movie. The eccentric artist mother and her friends persuade Iris to change her life, strive for harmony or relax through sex. However, only genuine romance is good for Iris: Love goes deep; sex only needs a few centimeters Dreams seem to come true when Iiris meets Marko, a film director who elevates life high above everyday life. But who is right in the end, the romantics or the cynics? Is perfect happiness an illusion and human relationships always full of secrets and lies? Before the matter is resolved, four women and a couple of men are on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Lovers & Leavers is a film about today’s Helsinki, human relationships and the illusion of happiness. Based on Katja Kallio’s novel called Kuutamolla.
