The River backdrop
The River poster
Trailer
The River
6.3
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1h 51m
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2001
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Released
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
Antti Ikkala poster
Antti Ikkala
Kimmo
Jyri Ojansivu poster
Jyri Ojansivu
Janne
Sanna Hietala poster
Sanna Hietala
Anni
Tuukka Huttunen poster
Tuukka Huttunen
Teppo, Annin entinen mies
Samu Loijas poster
Samu Loijas
Loponen, Tepon ystävä
Antti Mikkola poster
Antti Mikkola
Santeri
Jari Virman poster
Jari Virman
Eero
Pekka Hannonen poster
Pekka Hannonen
Mikko
Juha Kukkonen poster
Juha Kukkonen
Esa, muusikko
Juha Varis poster
Juha Varis
Hannu, Esan veli
Marja Packalén poster
Marja Packalén
Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti
Ahti Jokinen poster
Ahti Jokinen
Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä
Liisa Vuori poster
Liisa Vuori
Leena, "Lennu", pizzerian tarjoilija
Jani Karvinen poster
Jani Karvinen
Kalle, Leenan "pano"
Pihla Penttinen poster
Pihla Penttinen
Virve, pizzerian tarjoilija
Ilkka Koivula poster
Ilkka Koivula
Erkka Koskensuu, pizzakokki
Heikki Rantanen poster
Heikki Rantanen
Ilpo, "Ipo", paperitehtaan työntekijä
Johanna Kerttula poster
Johanna Kerttula
Ansku, Ilpon vaimo
Jarkko Mikkola poster
Jarkko Mikkola
Markku, Anskun rakastaja
Elina Hoffrén poster
Elina Hoffrén
Milja Tuokko, Henrin vaimo

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