The River (2001)

Original title

Joki

Directed by

Jarmo Lampela

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

18A

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 17 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.

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How it feels

The film follows several people in a small Finnish town as they go about their lives on an autumn Saturday morning. Their stories cross and they face personal decisions.

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What happens

The River (Finnish: Joki) is a 2001 Finnish film directed by Jarmo Lampela. It is a story of the people of a small town faced with choices, when the events (six parallel stories) take place on an autumn Saturday morning. The film was Finland's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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