---
title: 'A Summer by the River (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Markku Pölönen'
released: '1998-02-13'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-summer-by-the-river-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143350/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Summer by the River (1998)

1998 · 85 min · Drama · Finland

Original title: Kuningasjätkä

## Synopsis

A Summer by the River 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 riverbank and growing closer together through the experience.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Markku Pölönen](https://cinepixo.com/people/markku-polonen)
- **Screenplay:** [Markku Pölönen](https://cinepixo.com/people/markku-polonen)
- **Producer:** [Kari Sara](https://cinepixo.com/people/kari-sara)

## Cast

- [Anu Palevaara](https://cinepixo.com/people/anu-palevaara)
- [Pertti Koivula](https://cinepixo.com/people/pertti-koivula)
- [Peter Franzén](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-franzen)
- [Esko Nikkari](https://cinepixo.com/people/esko-nikkari)

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