A Summer by the River
1998, Finnish. Directed by Markku Pölönen.
Kuningasjätkä is set in North Karelia in the mid-1950s and depicts the summer of 10-year-old Topi at the boating site with his widowed father Tenho.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
- Rated
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- Released
- 13 February 1998
- Original title
- Kuningasjätkä
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Markku Pölönen
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A Summer by the River runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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A Summer by the River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 February 1998. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Summer by the River?
If you liked A Summer by the River, try It Runs in the Family, Wild Oats, Sometimes Always Never.
Who directed A Summer by the River?
A Summer by the River (1998) was directed by Markku Pölönen and stars Pertti Koivula, Simo Kontio, Esko Nikkari.