"River"
Joki

Available on DVD

****
Finland 2000 colour 106min Lasihelmi Filmi Oy

Drama

cast: Juha Kukkonen (Esa), Elina Hoffrén, Ilkka Koivula (Erkka), Sanna Hietala (Anni), Pihla Penttinen (Virve), Heikki Rantanen
credits: dir. and script Jarmo Lampela, DOP Harri Räty

River has almost no story at all. It's about people who live their lives. The most important character is an young lady, Anni, who is going to kill herself and her baby. She walks into the river while two different brothers, a music person and a becoming young dad are searching their father. The father has escaped from his birthday party to a bar. And at same time in a local pizza house, there's an young woman who tries to make her co-workers fall in love with each other. A bit by bit all these stories start to fascinate the watcher.

River is a lovely movie. It's nothing special but definitely something it's pleasant to watch. All the actors are have a good touch to their roles and the camera work is very smooth. As a movie River looks and sounds like a river.

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