The River ·Joki

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.

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Drama
Romance
Release Date

Sep 14, 2001

Duration: 1h 51 min

Popularity: 0.3569
13 votes
Directed by

Jarmo Lampela

Productions

Lasihelmi Filmi (FI)

Budget 1.0 M

Revenue: NA

Top Cast

Crew & Team

Jarmo Lampela

Director

Mika Lehtinen

Assistant Director

Minna Pino

Second Assistant Director

Sanna Hedström

Script Supervisor