# The River (2001)

Released 2001-09-14

The River is a 2001 film. Ilkka Koivula and Mervi Koski appear in it.

Cast: Ilkka Koivula as Erkka Koskensuu, pizzakokki, Mervi Koski as Ulla, Ollin ja Railin ystävä

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was The River released?
The River was released on 14 September 2001.

### Who stars in The River?
Ilkka Koivula and Mervi Koski star in The River.

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