The River
2001, Finnish. Directed by Jarmo Lampela.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
- Rated
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Tubi TVCast & crew
- Jarmo LampelaDirector
- Antti IkkalaKimmo
- Jyri OjansivuJanne
- Sanna HietalaAnni
- Tuukka HuttunenTeppo, Annin entinen mies
- Samu LoijasLoponen, Tepon ystävä
- Antti MikkolaSanteri
- Jari VirmanEero
- Pekka HannonenMikko
- Juha KukkonenEsa, muusikko
- Juha VarisHannu, Esan veli
- Marja PackalénRaili, Esan ja Hannun äiti
- Ahti JokinenOlli, Esan ja Hannun isä
Details
- Released
- 14 September 2001
- Original title
- Joki
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Jarmo Lampela
- Budget
- $1M
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The River runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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What movies are like The River?
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Who directed The River?
The River (2001) was directed by Jarmo Lampela and stars Antti Ikkala, Jyri Ojansivu, Sanna Hietala.