The River (2001)
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.
- Released
- 2001-09-14
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jarmo Lampela
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 17 votes
Cast
- Antti Ikkala as Kimmo
- Jyri Ojansivu as Janne
- Sanna Hietala as Anni
- Tuukka Huttunen as Teppo, Annin entinen mies
- Samu Loijas as Loponen, Tepon ystävä
- Antti Mikkola as Santeri
- Jari Virman as Eero
- Pekka Hannonen as Mikko
- Juha Kukkonen as Esa, muusikko
- Juha Varis as Hannu, Esan veli
- Marja Packalén as Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti
- Ahti Jokinen as Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä