The River (2001)

  • K-12
  • 09/14/2001 (FI)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 51m

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.

Jarmo Lampela

Director, Writer

Cast

Antti Ikkala's headshot

Antti Ikkala

Kimmo
Jyri Ojansivu's headshot

Jyri Ojansivu

Janne
Sanna Hietala's headshot

Sanna Hietala

Anni
Tuukka Huttunen's headshot

Tuukka Huttunen

Teppo, Annin entinen mies
Samu Loijas's headshot

Samu Loijas

Loponen, Tepon ystävä
Antti Mikkola's headshot

Antti Mikkola

Santeri
Jari Virman's headshot

Jari Virman

Eero
Pekka Hannonen's headshot

Pekka Hannonen

Mikko

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