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.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Jarmo Lampela

Actors: Sanna Hietala, Antti Ikkala, Jyri Ojansivu, Antti Mikkola, Heidi Liimatainen, Pekka Hannonen, Paula Forsgren, Jari Virman, Katja Kinnari, Juha Kukkonen

Release date: 2001-09-14

Country of origin: Finland

Length: 1h 51m

Ratings:

• 6.8/10