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The River

63% | Sep 14, 2001 | Drama, Romance

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.

Featured Crew

Jarmo Lampela
Director
Jarmo Lampela
Writer

Cast

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Tuukka Huttunen
Teppo, Annin entinen mies
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Samu Loijas
Loponen, Tepon ystävä

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