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The River (2001)

Original title: Joki
★ 6.117 votes ⏱ 1 h 51 min

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.

The River is a 2001 movie. Genres: Drama, Romance. Directed by Jarmo Lampela. Main cast: Antti Ikkala, Jyri Ojansivu, Sanna Hietala, Tuukka Huttunen, Samu Loijas. Runtime: 111 minutes. Its average rating is 6.1 out of 10, from 17 votes.

Release dateSeptember 14, 2001
Runtime1 h 51 min
Budget$1,000,000
DirectorJarmo Lampela
ScreenplayJarmo Lampela
Original languageFI

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AlcoholismBungee-jumpCloseted homosexualFamilyFinlandHomosexualityInfidelityMale homosexualityMother son relationshipPizza shopRescue from drowningRiver

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