The River

Original title: Joki

Duration: 111 min

Release date: 2001-09-14

IMDB

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.

Drama Romance

Joki

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Tuukka Huttunen

Tuukka Huttunen

as Teppo, Annin entinen mies

as Loponen, Tepon ystävä

as Esa, muusikko

as Hannu, Esan veli

Marja Packalén

as Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti

as Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä

as Leena, "Lennu", pizzerian tarjoilija

as Kalle, Leenan "pano"

Pihla Penttinen

Pihla Penttinen

as Virve, pizzerian tarjoilija

as Erkka Koskensuu, pizzakokki

Heikki Rantanen

Heikki Rantanen

as Ilpo, "Ipo", paperitehtaan työntekijä

Johanna Kerttula

Johanna Kerttula

as Ansku, Ilpon vaimo

as Markku, Anskun rakastaja

as Milja Tuokko, Henrin vaimo

Irja Matikainen

Irja Matikainen

as Hannele, sairaanhoitaja

as Henri Tuokko, syöpäpotilas

Heidi Liimatainen

Heidi Liimatainen

as Santeri's mother

Heikki Pirhonen

Heikki Pirhonen

as Pete, Esan bändikaveri

as Mikko, Esan bändikaveri

as Krisse, Esan bändikaveri

as Jenni, Esan bändikaveri

Petra Karjalainen

Petra Karjalainen

as Krista, Hannun vaimo

as Kalevi, Ollin ja Railin ystävä

as Ulla, Ollin ja Railin ystävä

Martti Hakkarainen

Martti Hakkarainen

Mika Lahtivuori

Mika Lahtivuori

as Jannen isoveli

as Tavinen, benji-hyppääjä

as Rekonen, pizzerian asiakas

as Roosa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär

as Miisa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär

Martti Lahtinen

Martti Lahtinen

as Työnjohtaja paperitehtaalla

as Asiakas kukkakaupassa

Henri Mäkisalo

as Poika kukkakaupassa

Erkki Teittinen

Erkki Teittinen

as Risto, lääkäri

as Merja, "Mella", Miljan ja Henrin tytär

Kirsi Tarvainen

Kirsi Tarvainen

as 1. sairaanhoitaja

as 2. sairaanhoitaja

as Juho, Annin ja Tepon vauva

as Lauluääni porraskäytävässä (voice) (as Toni Clifton)

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Patrick Boullenger

Patrick Boullenger

Production Sound Mixer

Pekka Karjalainen

Pekka Karjalainen

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Timo Nousiainen

Timo Nousiainen

Tuija Kotamäki

Negative Cutter

Assistant Camera

Second Assistant Camera

Assistant Director

Pekka Karjalainen

Pekka Karjalainen

Second Assistant Director

Sanna Hedström

Script Supervisor

Steadicam Operator

Dolby Consultant

Assistant Costume Designer

Pekka Karjalainen

Pekka Karjalainen

Sanna Hedström

Still Photographer

Seppo Vanhatalo

Seppo Vanhatalo

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Production Design

Original Music Composer

Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen

Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen

Property Master

Vesa Niinivirta

Vesa Niinivirta

Location Manager

Director of Photography

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