The River

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Antti Ikkala

Antti IkkalaKimmo

Jyri OjansivuJanne

Sanna HietalaAnni

Tuukka HuttunenTeppo, Annin entinen mies

Samu Loijas

Samu LoijasLoponen, Tepon ystävä

Antti MikkolaSanteri

Jari VirmanEero

Pekka Hannonen

Pekka HannonenMikko

Juha KukkonenEsa, muusikko

Juha VarisHannu, Esan veli

Marja PackalénRaili, Esan ja Hannun äiti

Ahti JokinenOlli, Esan ja Hannun isä