The River
2001Episodic 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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Antti Ikkala
as Kimmo
Jyri Ojansivu
as Janne
Sanna Hietala
as Anni
Tuukka Huttunen
as Teppo, Annin entinen mies
Samu Loijas
as Loponen, Tepon ystävä
Antti Mikkola
as Santeri
Jari Virman
as Eero
Pekka Hannonen
as Mikko
Juha Kukkonen
as Esa, muusikko
Juha Varis
as Hannu, Esan veli
Marja Packalén
as Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti
Ahti Jokinen
as Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä
Liisa Vuori
as Leena, "Lennu", pizzerian tarjoilija
Jani Karvinen
as Kalle, Leenan "pano"
Pihla Penttinen
as Virve, pizzerian tarjoilija
Ilkka Koivula
as Erkka Koskensuu, pizzakokki
Heikki Rantanen
as Ilpo, "Ipo", paperitehtaan työntekijä
Johanna Kerttula
as Ansku, Ilpon vaimo
Jarkko Mikkola
as Markku, Anskun rakastaja
Elina Hoffrén
as Milja Tuokko, Henrin vaimo
Irja Matikainen
as Hannele, sairaanhoitaja
Veikko Mylly
as Henri Tuokko, syöpäpotilas
Heidi Liimatainen
as Johanna
Paula Forsgren
as Santeri's mother
Katja Kinnari
as Kaisa
Heikki Pirhonen
as Pete, Esan bändikaveri
Markus Ranta
as Mikko, Esan bändikaveri
Kaisa Niemelä
as Krisse, Esan bändikaveri
Kirsi Laamanen
as Jenni, Esan bändikaveri
Petra Karjalainen
as Krista, Hannun vaimo
Kauno Villberg
as Kalevi, Ollin ja Railin ystävä
Mervi Koskinen
as Ulla, Ollin ja Railin ystävä
Martti Hakkarainen
as Baarimikko
Mika Lahtivuori
as Jannen isoveli
Jan Moberg
as Tavinen, benji-hyppääjä
Jussi Rekonen
as Rekonen, pizzerian asiakas
Iida Aho
as Roosa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär
Rimma Erkko
as Miisa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär
Martti Lahtinen
as Työnjohtaja paperitehtaalla
Ismo Kotro
as Asiakas kukkakaupassa
Henri Mäkisalo
as Poika kukkakaupassa
Erkki Teittinen
as Risto, lääkäri
Ritva Sorvali
as Merja, "Mella", Miljan ja Henrin tytär
Kirsi Tarvainen
as 1. sairaanhoitaja
Emmi Pesonen
as 2. sairaanhoitaja
Tuisku Nivala
as Juho, Annin ja Tepon vauva
Jarmo Lampela
as Lauluääni porraskäytävässä (voice) (as Toni Clifton)
