A Summer by the River

A Summer by the River
A Summer by the River theatrical release poster (Finnish)
Directed by	Markku Pölönen
Written by	Markku Pölönen
Produced by
Starring	Esko Nikkari Anu Palevaara Peter Franzén
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by
Distributed by	Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Release date	9 February 1998 (1998-02-09)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	FIM6,275,088

A Summer by the River (Finnish: Kuningasjätkä) is a 1998 Finnish film written and directed by Markku Pölönen. The film is set in the 1950s Eastern Finland and tells the story of father Tenho () and son Topi () after Tenho's wife — Topi's mother — dies and leaves the two men unable to pay rent. The two men move out of the family home and spend the summer working as lumberjacks in log driving, sleeping on the river bank and growing closer together through the experience.

The film was a major success at the 1999 Jussi Awards winning in five categories including Best Film, Best Actor and Best Direction. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1][2]

Cast and characters[]

• — Tenho
• — Topi
• Esko Nikkari — Hannes
• Anu Palevaara — Hilkka
• Peter Franzén — Kottarainen

See also[]

• 1998 in film
• Cinema of Finland
• List of Finnish films: 1990s
• List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References[]

External links[]

• A Summer by the River at IMDb

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