

The River
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$1000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
2001-09-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Finnish
Vote Count
13
Vote Average
6.3
Antti Ikkala
Kimmo
Jyri Ojansivu
Janne
Sanna Hietala
Anni
Tuukka Huttunen
Teppo, Annin entinen mies
Samu Loijas
Loponen, Tepon ystävä
Antti Mikkola
Santeri
Jari Virman
Eero
Pekka Hannonen
Mikko
Juha Kukkonen
Esa, muusikko
Juha Varis
Hannu, Esan veli
Marja Packalén
Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti
Ahti Jokinen
Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä
Liisa Vuori
Leena, "Lennu", pizzerian tarjoilija
Jani Karvinen
Kalle, Leenan "pano"
Pihla Penttinen
Virve, pizzerian tarjoilija
Ilkka Koivula
Erkka Koskensuu, pizzakokki
Heikki Rantanen
Ilpo, "Ipo", paperitehtaan työntekijä
Johanna Kerttula
Ansku, Ilpon vaimo
Jarkko Mikkola
Markku, Anskun rakastaja
Elina Hoffrén
Milja Tuokko, Henrin vaimo
Irja Matikainen
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Henri Tuokko, syöpäpotilas
Heidi Liimatainen
Johanna
Paula Forsgren
Santeri's mother
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Kaisa
Heikki Pirhonen
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Mikko, Esan bändikaveri
Kaisa Niemelä
Krisse, Esan bändikaveri
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Jenni, Esan bändikaveri
Petra Karjalainen
Krista, Hannun vaimo
Kauno Villberg
Kalevi, Ollin ja Railin ystävä
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Ulla, Ollin ja Railin ystävä
Martti Hakkarainen
Baarimikko
Mika Lahtivuori
Jannen isoveli
Jan Moberg
Tavinen, benji-hyppääjä
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Iida Aho
Roosa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär
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Miisa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär
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Työnjohtaja paperitehtaalla
Ismo Kotro
Asiakas kukkakaupassa
Henri Mäkisalo
Poika kukkakaupassa
Erkki Teittinen
Risto, lääkäri
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Merja, "Mella", Miljan ja Henrin tytär
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1. sairaanhoitaja
Emmi Pesonen
2. sairaanhoitaja
Tuisku Nivala
Juho, Annin ja Tepon vauva
Jarmo Lampela
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