The River

The River (2001)


  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 2001-09-14
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Language: suomi
  • Production Company: Lasihelmi Filmi
  • Production Country: Finland
  • Director: Jarmo Lampela
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Summary

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.

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  • Antti Ikkala

    as Kimmo
  • Jyri Ojansivu

    as Janne
  • Sanna Hietala

    as Anni
  • Tuukka Huttunen

    as Teppo, Annin entinen mies
  • Samu Loijas

    as Loponen, Tepon ystävä
  • Antti Mikkola

    as Santeri
  • Jari Virman

    as Eero
  • Pekka Hannonen

    as Mikko
  • Juha Kukkonen

    as Esa, muusikko
  • Juha Varis

    as Hannu, Esan veli
  • Marja Packalén

    as Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti
  • Ahti Jokinen

    as Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä
  • Liisa Vuori

    as Leena, "Lennu", pizzerian tarjoilija
  • Jani Karvinen

    as Kalle, Leenan "pano"
  • Pihla Penttinen

    as Virve, pizzerian tarjoilija
  • Ilkka Koivula

    as Erkka Koskensuu, pizzakokki
  • Heikki Rantanen

    as Ilpo, "Ipo", paperitehtaan työntekijä
  • Johanna Kerttula

    as Ansku, Ilpon vaimo
  • Jarkko Mikkola

    as Markku, Anskun rakastaja
  • Elina Hoffrén

    as Milja Tuokko, Henrin vaimo
  • Irja Matikainen

    as Hannele, sairaanhoitaja
  • Veikko Mylly

    as Henri Tuokko, syöpäpotilas
  • Heidi Liimatainen

    as Johanna
  • Paula Forsgren

    as Santeri's mother
  • Katja Kinnari

    as Kaisa
  • Heikki Pirhonen

    as Pete, Esan bändikaveri
  • Markus Ranta

    as Mikko, Esan bändikaveri
  • Kaisa Niemelä

    as Krisse, Esan bändikaveri
  • Kirsi Laamanen

    as Jenni, Esan bändikaveri
  • Petra Karjalainen

    as Krista, Hannun vaimo
  • Kauno Villberg

    as Kalevi, Ollin ja Railin ystävä
  • Mervi Koskinen

    as Ulla, Ollin ja Railin ystävä
  • Martti Hakkarainen

    as Baarimikko
  • Mika Lahtivuori

    as Jannen isoveli
  • Jan Moberg

    as Tavinen, benji-hyppääjä
  • Jussi Rekonen

    as Rekonen, pizzerian asiakas
  • Iida Aho

    as Roosa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär
  • Rimma Erkko

    as Miisa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär
  • Martti Lahtinen

    as Työnjohtaja paperitehtaalla
  • Ismo Kotro

    as Asiakas kukkakaupassa
  • Henri Mäkisalo

    as Poika kukkakaupassa
  • Erkki Teittinen

    as Risto, lääkäri
  • Ritva Sorvali

    as Merja, "Mella", Miljan ja Henrin tytär
  • Kirsi Tarvainen

    as 1. sairaanhoitaja
  • Emmi Pesonen

    as 2. sairaanhoitaja
  • Tuisku Nivala

    as Juho, Annin ja Tepon vauva
  • Jarmo Lampela

    as Lauluääni porraskäytävässä (voice) (as Toni Clifton)
Directing Jarmo Lampela Director
Production Riikka Poulsen Producer
Writing Jarmo Lampela Writer
Editing Kimmo Taavila Editor
Sound Patrick Boullenger Production Sound Mixer
Sound Oskari Viskari Boom Operator
Sound Pekka Karjalainen Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Editing Timo Nousiainen Colorist
Editing Tuija Kotamäki Negative Cutter
Camera Allan Pyykkö Assistant Camera
Camera Tomi Lakonen Second Assistant Camera
Directing Mika Lehtinen Assistant Director
Directing Minna Pino Second Assistant Director
Sound Pekka Karjalainen Sound Designer
Costume & Make-Up Pilvi Koskinen Makeup Artist
Crew Tove Idström Dramaturgy
Crew Gunilla Jensen Dramaturgy
Costume & Make-Up Anne Korkala Assistant Costume Designer
Camera Sanna Hedström Still Photographer
Sound Pekka Karjalainen Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up Pilvi Koskinen Hairstylist
Lighting Harri Sipilä Gaffer
Sound Mark Kenna Dolby Consultant
Costume & Make-Up Niina Pasanen Costume Design
Sound Seppo Vanhatalo Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Directing Sanna Hedström Script Supervisor
Camera Jukka Talikka Steadicam Operator
Art Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen Property Master
Sound Petri Nieminen Original Music Composer
Art Kalle Nurminen Production Design
Production Vesa Niinivirta Location Manager
Camera Jani Pinomaa Grip
Camera Harri Räty Director of Photography

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