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The River
61%
Movie
1h 51m
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The River (2001) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The River (2001) — a movie tagged as Drama and Romance with nostalgic and emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 c… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and love from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect steady storytelling (~111 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The River 61% (17 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2001-09-14
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- TMDB rating
- 6.1
- TMDB ID
- 55256
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What is The River about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The River?
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How long is the movie The River?
The official runtime for The River is approximately 111 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast
- A
Antti Ikkala
Kimmo
Jyri Ojansivu
Janne
Sanna Hietala
Anni
Tuukka Huttunen
Teppo, Annin entinen mies
- S
Samu Loijas
Loponen, Tepon ystävä
Antti Mikkola
Santeri
Jari Virman
Eero
- P
Pekka Hannonen
Mikko
Juha Kukkonen
Esa, muusikko
Juha Varis
Hannu, Esan veli
Marja Packalén
Raili, Esan ja Hannun äiti
Ahti Jokinen
Olli, Esan ja Hannun isä
- L
Liisa Vuori
Leena, "Lennu", pizzerian tarjoilija
- J
Jani Karvinen
Kalle, Leenan "pano"
Pihla Penttinen
Virve, pizzerian tarjoilija
Ilkka Koivula
Erkka Koskensuu, pizzakokki
- H
Heikki Rantanen
Ilpo, "Ipo", paperitehtaan työntekijä
- J
Johanna Kerttula
Ansku, Ilpon vaimo
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