Joki 2001

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Jarmo Lampela
Written by: Jarmo Lampela
Release date: 2001-09-14
Runtime: 111 minutes
Cast:
Antti Ikkala
Antti Ikkala
Kimmo 
Jyri Ojansivu
Jyri Ojansivu
Janne 
Sanna Hietala
Sanna Hietala
Anni 
Tuukka Huttunen
Tuukka Huttunen
Teppo, Annin entinen mies 
Samu Loijas
Samu Loijas
Loponen, Tepon ystävä 
Antti Mikkola
Antti Mikkola
Santeri 
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Also known as:
  • El Rio
  • The River