The River

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Antti Ikkala

Kimmo

Jyri Ojansivu

Janne

Sanna Hietala

Anni

Tuukka Huttunen

Teppo, Annin entinen mies

Samu Loijas

Loponen, Tepon ystävä

Antti Mikkola

Santeri

Jari Virman

Eero

Pekka Hannonen

Mikko

Juha Kukkonen

Esa, muusikko

Juha Varis

Hannu, Esan veli

Marja Packalén

Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti

Ahti Jokinen

Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä

Liisa Vuori

Leena, "Lennu", pizzerian tarjoilija

Jani Karvinen

Kalle, Leenan "pano"

Pihla Penttinen

Virve, pizzerian tarjoilija

Ilkka Koivula

Erkka Koskensuu, pizzakokki

Heikki Rantanen

Ilpo, "Ipo", paperitehtaan työntekijä

Johanna Kerttula

Ansku, Ilpon vaimo

Jarkko Mikkola

Markku, Anskun rakastaja

Elina Hoffrén

Milja Tuokko, Henrin vaimo