The River (2001)

The River (2001)

2001-09-14 Finland 111 Min. PG-13
6.3 13 votes

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.

Cast

Tuukka Huttunen is Teppo, Annin entinen mies
Teppo, Annin entinen mies
Samu Loijas is Loponen, Tepon ystävä
Loponen, Tepon ystävä
Antti Mikkola is Santeri
Juha Kukkonen is Esa, muusikko
Esa, muusikko
Juha Varis is Hannu, Esan veli
Hannu, Esan veli
Marja Packalén is Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti
Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti
Ahti Jokinen is Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä
Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä