The Grump

2014 1h 43m FI

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 50

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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A stubbornly traditional eighty-year-old farmer - whose social attitudes verge on the prehistoric - raises hell when he is forced to move in with his sadsack, city-dwelling son and domineering daughter-in-law.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Antti Litja
Grump
Petra Frey
Wife
Mari Perankoski
Daughter-in-Law
Iikka Forss
Son
Viktor Drevitski
Sergei
Bruno Puolakainen
Tarasenko
Alina Tomnikov
Ljudmila
Janne Reinikainen
Dr. Kiminkinen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dome Karukoski
Writers: Dome Karukoski, Tuomas Kyrö
Languages: Russian, Finnish, English
Countries: Finland

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Finnish, English.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Grump Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dome Karukoski, shot by Pini Hellstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Harri Ylönen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Antti Litja and Petra Frey and Mari Perankoski carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2480454 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dome Karukoski directs. Pini Hellstedt behind the camera. Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson scores. Harri Ylönen cuts. Produced in Finland. Dialogue in Russian, Finnish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Finnish, English.
3Part of the "The Grump Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Dome Karukoski, shot by Pini Hellstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Harri Ylönen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Antti Litja and Petra Frey and Mari Perankoski carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2480454 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.