The River

The River

2001
1h 51m
5.9

5.9/10

16 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance
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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $1,000,000

Language: FI

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Production Information

Production Companies
Lasihelmi Filmi
Production Countries
Finland
Spoken Languages
Finnish

Keywords

infidelity suicide attempt river bungee-jump alcoholism male homosexuality family rescue from drowning finland workplace romance pizza shop closeted homosexual mother son relationship homosexuality

Quick Facts

Original Title Joki
Release Date September 14, 2001
Status Released
Language FI
IMDb ID tt0248928

Cast

Antti Ikkala
Antti Ikkala

Kimmo

Jyri Ojansivu
Jyri Ojansivu

Janne

Sanna Hietala
Sanna Hietala

Anni

Tuukka Huttunen
Tuukka Huttunen

Teppo, Annin entinen mies

Samu Loijas
Samu Loijas

Loponen, Tepon ystävä

Antti Mikkola
Antti Mikkola

Santeri

Jari Virman
Jari Virman

Eero

Pekka Hannonen
Pekka Hannonen

Mikko

Juha Kukkonen
Juha Kukkonen

Esa, muusikko

Juha Varis
Juha Varis

Hannu, Esan veli

Marja Packalén
Marja Packalén

Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti

Ahti Jokinen
Ahti Jokinen

Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä

Key Crew

Jarmo Lampela
Director
Jarmo Lampela
Writer
Riikka Poulsen
Producer