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The River

2001 1 hour 51 minutes
64/100

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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.

Released

14th September 2001

24 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 51 minutes

Finishes at 3:23am

Budget

$1,000,000 ($1,497,000 today)

Revenue unknown

Directed by

Jarmo Lampela

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Written by

Jarmo Lampela

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Ratings and awards

9 wins & 3 nominations

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    6.8/10

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    59%

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    64%

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