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
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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