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Joki

Joki

2001Movie⏱️ 1h 44m
DramaRomance
6.8
IMDB Rating
940 votes

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 hi...

Director
Jarmo Lampela
Writers
N/A
Stars
Sanna Hietala, Antti Ikkala, Jyri Ojansivu
Release Date
September 14, 2001
Language
Finnish
Country
Finland
🏆 9
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 8
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Sanna Hietala
as Anni
👤
Antti Ikkala
as Kimmo
👤
Jyri Ojansivu
as Janne
👤
Antti Mikkola
as Santeri
👤
Heidi Liimatainen
as Johanna
👤
Pekka Hannonen
as Mikko
👤
Paula Forsgren
as Santeri's mother
Jari Virman
Jari Virman
as Eero
👤
Katja Kinnari
as Kaisa
👤
Juha Kukkonen
as Esa

💰 Box Office

$302,185
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Saarijärvi, Finland
Production
Yleisradio (YLE), Lasihelmi Filmi

🏷️ Keywords

gaysoundwavepizzapartyboy

🎯 Categories

FinnishDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Slow start to a more exciting finish
by raymond-152004-10-18
7/10

"Half a dozen short stories of varying interest enlighten us about life in Finland. These stories are interwoven and each contains a scene in which a sonic boom is heard. This indicates that the events depicted happen at the same time. The film begins with a bungy jump which promises some excitement but the early stories are quite low key. The film improves so stick with it. Two broken marriages in stories that follow provide plenty of drama while a scene in a hospital gives us a terminally ill patient begging for pain relief. The last moments with his wife are both convincing and moving. Whi..."

💡 Did You Know?

Finland's official submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards.

📖 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 hi...