Name: Joki
Genre: Drama
Released: 2001
Duration: 1 min 49 s
Cast: Sanna Hietala, Antti Ikkala, Jyri Ojansivu, Antti Mikkola, Jari Virman

Brief Synopsis

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Also Known As

River, The

Genre

Drama

Release Date

2001

Production Company

Finnish Film Foundation; Lasihelmi Filmi Oy

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 49m

Synopsis

One Saturday morning in the lives of several people living in a small Finnish town dominated by the local paper mill, Two pre-teen punks plan to while away their morning until one of them spots a neighbourhood girl wandering into the river with her baby in her arms. Ilpo, a well-off technician at the mill, is leaving work early because he's feeling poorly, but seems reluctant to do so despite the fact that he can barely stand. Prodigal son and failed musician Esa arrives to celebrate his father's birthday party, but he also has other, less altruistic reasons for returning. Milja juggles her deathly-ill husband's wishes against the recommendations of his doctors. Enigmatic teenager Santieri is taunted because he backs out of a bungee jump at the last minute - but he is actually wrestling with far more serious issues. Blissed-out Leena, a carefree waitress who has just met the love of her life, saunters in to work late, only to find herself knee-deep in her co-workers' loneliness.