The River
The River

The River

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2001
1h 51m
5.9(16 votes)
Drama
Romance

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.

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47 members
Acting

Antti Ikkala

Kimmo

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Jyri Ojansivu

Janne

Jyri Ojansivu
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Sanna Hietala

Anni

Sanna Hietala
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Tuukka Huttunen

Teppo, Annin entinen mies

Tuukka Huttunen
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Samu Loijas

Loponen, Tepon ystävä

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Antti Mikkola

Santeri

Antti Mikkola
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Jari Virman

Eero

Jari Virman
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Pekka Hannonen

Mikko

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Juha Kukkonen

Esa, muusikko

Juha Kukkonen
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Juha Varis

Hannu, Esan veli

Juha Varis
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Marja Packalén

Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti

Marja Packalén
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Ahti Jokinen

Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä

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Liisa Vuori

Leena, "Lennu", pizzerian tarjoilija

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Jani Karvinen

Kalle, Leenan "pano"

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Pihla Penttinen

Virve, pizzerian tarjoilija

Pihla Penttinen
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Ilkka Koivula

Erkka Koskensuu, pizzakokki

Ilkka Koivula
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Heikki Rantanen

Ilpo, "Ipo", paperitehtaan työntekijä

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Johanna Kerttula

Ansku, Ilpon vaimo

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Jarkko Mikkola

Markku, Anskun rakastaja

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Elina Hoffrén

Milja Tuokko, Henrin vaimo

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Irja Matikainen

Hannele, sairaanhoitaja

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Veikko Mylly

Henri Tuokko, syöpäpotilas

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Heidi Liimatainen

Johanna

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Paula Forsgren

Santeri's mother

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Katja Kinnari

Kaisa

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Heikki Pirhonen

Pete, Esan bändikaveri

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Markus Ranta

Mikko, Esan bändikaveri

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Kaisa Niemelä

Krisse, Esan bändikaveri

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Kirsi Laamanen

Jenni, Esan bändikaveri

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Petra Karjalainen

Krista, Hannun vaimo

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Kauno Villberg

Kalevi, Ollin ja Railin ystävä

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Mervi Koskinen

Ulla, Ollin ja Railin ystävä

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Martti Hakkarainen

Baarimikko

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Mika Lahtivuori

Jannen isoveli

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Jan Moberg

Tavinen, benji-hyppääjä

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Jussi Rekonen

Rekonen, pizzerian asiakas

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Iida Aho

Roosa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär

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Rimma Erkko

Miisa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär

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Martti Lahtinen

Työnjohtaja paperitehtaalla

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Ismo Kotro

Asiakas kukkakaupassa

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Henri Mäkisalo

Poika kukkakaupassa

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Erkki Teittinen

Risto, lääkäri

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Ritva Sorvali

Merja, "Mella", Miljan ja Henrin tytär

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Kirsi Tarvainen

1. sairaanhoitaja

Kirsi Tarvainen
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Emmi Pesonen

2. sairaanhoitaja

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Tuisku Nivala

Juho, Annin ja Tepon vauva

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Jarmo Lampela

Lauluääni porraskäytävässä (voice) (as Toni Clifton)

Jarmo Lampela

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