The River (2001-09-14)

Drama | Romance |

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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.

Directed By: Jarmo Lampela

Star Cast: Antti Ikkala , Jyri Ojansivu , Sanna Hietala , Tuukka Huttunen ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 111m
Popularity: 0.3957
Language: fi

Budget: $1,000,000
Revenue: $0

Vote Average: 6.118
Vote Count: 17

Keywords

infidelity suicide attempt river bungee-jump alcoholism male homosexuality family rescue from drowning finland workplace romance pizza shop closeted homosexual mother son relationship homosexuality