The River
2001 · 111 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 909 VOTES · DIR. Jarmo Lampela
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 834 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:44 I dropped by at the store
00:07:20 Santtu!
00:11:23 Let me help
00:15:48 I got booted from the Galaxy last night
00:19:19 How's it spelled?
00:22:22 The blonde you brought last winter. What was her name... Krisse
00:25:11 So how much do you need?
00:28:11 I'm not leaving until we find the old man
00:31:27 Where do you think you're going?
00:34:20 Who should I pay back first? Should I eat something?
00:37:35 A pint of lager and a double whiskey
00:42:22 I'll turn on the faucet.... pssshh... psshh...
00:45:06 Shit, you're wearing my favorite blouse!
00:47:49 Haul your ass to work in time
00:50:50 She won't go out with me. -Sure she will
00:54:36 Jesus, Tavinen. Already drunk at this hour
01:01:03 I'm hunting for a lion I'm hunting for a lion
01:04:18 Roosa, turn on the faucet if you need more hot water
01:09:34 That's why he came by
01:14:24 Henri is in such bad shape
01:17:57 I would like to call my daughter
01:21:54 Give me 20 mg of oxicodone
01:31:40 Do I need to take my shoes off? -We're not staying long
01:35:01 Hi
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed834
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:02:44
Final line01:35:01
Production Record
DirectorJarmo Lampela
LanguageFI
Budget$1,000,000
IMDb votes909