The River
2001 · Movie · 111 min
★ 7.0(17)unSUB Rating
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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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-09-14
- Language
- FI
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.1/10 (17 votes)
Themes
- infidelity
- suicide attempt
- river
- bungee-jump
- alcoholism
- male homosexuality
- family
- rescue from drowning
- finland
- workplace romance
- pizza shop
- closeted homosexual
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Jussi Award — Best Film
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2002 · nominated
Cast & crew
- AI
Antti Ikkala
as Kimmo
Jyri Ojansivu
as Janne
Sanna Hietala
as Anni
Tuukka Huttunen
as Teppo, Annin entinen mies
- SL
Samu Loijas
as Loponen, Tepon ystävä
Antti Mikkola
as Santeri
Jari Virman
as Eero
- PH
Pekka Hannonen
as Mikko
Juha Kukkonen
as Esa, muusikko
Juha Varis
as Hannu, Esan veli
Directed by Jarmo Lampela