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.
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Antti Ikkala
Kimmo
Jyri Ojansivu
Janne
Sanna Hietala
Anni
Tuukka Huttunen
Teppo, Annin entinen mies
Samu Loijas
Loponen, Tepon ystävä
Antti Mikkola
Santeri
Jari Virman
Eero
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
Liisa Vuori
Leena, "Lennu", pizzerian tarjoilija
Jani Karvinen
Kalle, Leenan "pano"
Pihla Penttinen
Virve, pizzerian tarjoilija
