The River (2001)
Drama
Romance
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.
Cast
Kimmo
Janne
Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti
Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä
Leena, "Lennu", pizzerian tarjoilija
Kalle, Leenan "pano"
Virve, pizzerian tarjoilija
Erkka Koskensuu, pizzakokki
Ilpo, "Ipo", paperitehtaan työntekijä
Ansku, Ilpon vaimo
Markku, Anskun rakastaja
Milja Tuokko, Henrin vaimo
Anni
Hannele, sairaanhoitaja
Henri Tuokko, syöpäpotilas
Johanna
Santeri's mother
Kaisa
Pete, Esan bändikaveri
Mikko, Esan bändikaveri
Krisse, Esan bändikaveri
Jenni, Esan bändikaveri
Krista, Hannun vaimo
Teppo, Annin entinen mies
Kalevi, Ollin ja Railin ystävä
Ulla, Ollin ja Railin ystävä
Baarimikko
Jannen isoveli
Tavinen, benji-hyppääjä
Rekonen, pizzerian asiakas
Roosa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär
Miisa, Ilpon ja Anskun tytär
Työnjohtaja paperitehtaalla
Asiakas kukkakaupassa
Loponen, Tepon ystävä
Poika kukkakaupassa
Risto, lääkäri
Merja, "Mella", Miljan ja Henrin tytär
1. sairaanhoitaja
2. sairaanhoitaja
Juho, Annin ja Tepon vauva
Lauluääni porraskäytävässä (voice) (as Toni Clifton)
Santeri
Eero
Mikko
Esa, muusikko
Hannu, Esan veli
Crew
Director
Writer
Producer
Editor
Costume Design
Assistant Costume Designer
Script Supervisor
Steadicam Operator
Still Photographer
Gaffer
Dolby Consultant
Sound Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hairstylist
Director of Photography
Makeup Artist
Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy
Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Sound Designer
Original Music Composer
Production Design
Property Master
Production Sound Mixer
Boom Operator
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Assistant Camera
Colorist
Negative Cutter
Second Assistant Camera