A Summer by the River (1998)
- Original title
- Kuningasjätkä
- Directed by
- Markku Pölönen
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Finland
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- S
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
After his wife dies, a father and his young son lose their home and spend a summer working as lumberjacks on a river in 1950s Finland. They sleep on the riverbank and rebuild their relationship through the hard work and shared experiences.
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What happens
A Summer by the River (Finnish: Kuningasjätkä) is a 1998 Finnish film written and directed by Markku Pölönen. The film is set in the 1950s Eastern Finland and tells the story of father Tenho (Pertti Koivula) and son Topi (Simo Kontio) after Tenho's wife — Topi's mother — dies and leaves the two men unable to pay rent. The two men move out of the family home and spend the summer working as lumberjacks in log driving, sleeping on the riverbank and growing closer together through the experience. The film was a major success at the 1999 Jussi Awards winning in five categories including Best Film, Best Actor and Best Direction. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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