The River (2001)
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.
Drama, Romance
Cast
- 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
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