A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 14, 2001
Original Title:
Joki
Alternate Titles:
El Rio
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Lasihelmi Filmi
Production Countries:
Finland
Ratings / Certifications:
FI: K-12
Runtime: 111
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.
Assistant Camera:
Allan Pyykkö
Assistant Costume Designer:
Anne Korkala
Assistant Director:
Mika Lehtinen
Boom Operator:
Oskari Viskari
Colorist:
Timo Nousiainen
Costume Design:
Niina Pasanen
Director:
Jarmo Lampela
Director of Photography:
Harri Räty
Dolby Consultant:
Mark Kenna
Dramaturgy:
Tove Idström
Gunilla Jensen
Editor:
Kimmo Taavila
Gaffer:
Harri Sipilä
Grip:
Jani Pinomaa
Hairstylist:
Pilvi Koskinen
Location Manager:
Vesa Niinivirta
Makeup Artist:
Pilvi Koskinen
Negative Cutter:
Tuija Kotamäki
Original Music Composer:
Petri Nieminen
Producer:
Riikka Poulsen
Production Design:
Kalle Nurminen
Production Sound Mixer:
Patrick Boullenger
Property Master:
Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen
Script Supervisor:
Sanna Hedström
Second Assistant Camera:
Tomi Lakonen
Second Assistant Director:
Minna Pino
Sound Designer:
Pekka Karjalainen
Sound Editor:
Pekka Karjalainen
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Pekka Karjalainen
Seppo Vanhatalo
Steadicam Operator:
Jukka Talikka
Still Photographer:
Sanna Hedström
Writer:
Jarmo Lampela
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