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The River

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6.3/10 • 13

2001-09-141h 51m

DramaRomance

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.

Directors
Jarmo Lampela
Writters
Jarmo Lampela
Editors
Kimmo Taavila

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  1. Antti Ikkala

    Antti Ikkala

    Kimmo

  2. Jyri Ojansivu

    Jyri Ojansivu

    Janne

  3. Sanna Hietala

    Sanna Hietala

    Anni

  4. Tuukka Huttunen

    Tuukka Huttunen

    Teppo, Annin entinen mies

  5. Samu Loijas

    Samu Loijas

    Loponen, Tepon ystävä

  6. Antti Mikkola

    Antti Mikkola

    Santeri

  7. Jari Virman

    Jari Virman

    Eero

  8. Pekka Hannonen

    Pekka Hannonen

    Mikko

  9. Juha Kukkonen

    Juha Kukkonen

    Esa, muusikko

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Status
Released
Original Language
Finnish
Budget
$1,000,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
infidelitysuicide attemptriverbungee-jumpalcoholismmale homosexualityfamilyrescue from drowningfinlandworkplace romancepizza shopcloseted homosexualmother son relationshiphomosexuality