The River

Sep 14, 2001

1h 51m

★ 5.9

Overview

Episodic study of feelings where six stories intertwine over one Saturday in a small town. Two boys save a young woman, Anni, and her baby from suicide by drowning. Esa, a down-on-his-luck musician in need of a loan, arrives to his father's 60th birthday party. Waitress Leena tries to stir up a romance between her co-workers at a pizza parlor. Middle-aged Ilpo comes home early from the paper mill and finds a strange man in their bedroom. Old Milja waits for her daughter Merja at the hospital where she is visiting her terminally ill husband Henri. Teenage Santeri tries to cope with his homosexuality.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Lasihelmi Filmi

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Cast

Kimmo

Antti Ikkala

Janne

Jyri Ojansivu

Anni

Sanna Hietala

Teppo, Annin entinen mies

Tuukka Huttunen

Loponen, Tepon ystävä

Samu Loijas

Santeri

Antti Mikkola

Eero

Jari Virman

Mikko

Pekka Hannonen

Esa, muusikko

Juha Kukkonen

Hannu, Esan veli

Juha Varis

Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti

Marja Packalén

Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä

Ahti Jokinen

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