The Grump

The Grump (Finnish: Mielensäpahoittaja) is a 2014 Finnish comedy film directed by Dome Karukoski, in which the main character is The Grump, a cranky old man, created by the Finnish author Tuomas Kyrö.

The Grump
Film poster
Directed byDome Karukoski
Written by
Based onMielensäpahoittaja
by Tuomas Kyrö
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPini Hellstedt
Edited byHarri Ylönen
Music byHilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Production
company
Release dates
  • 31 August 2014 (2014-08-31) (TIFF)[1]
  • 5 September 2014 (2014-09-05) (Finland)
Running time
104 minutes[2]
CountryFinland
Languages
  • Finnish
  • Russian
  • English

The Grump was selected to compete for the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It is based on a 2014 novel by Kyrö, the third volume by the author, in which this character appears.

The film stars Antti Litja as Mielensäpahoittaja a.k.a. the Grump, Petra Frey, Mari Perankoski, and Iikka Forss. The film tells the story about 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 successful daughter-in-law.[2][4]

Cast
  • Antti Litja as the Grump (a.k.a. Mielensäpahoittaja)
  • Petra Frey as his missus
  • Mari Perankoski as the daughter-in-law
  • Iikka Forss as the Grump's son
  • Viktor Drevitski as Sergei
  • Kari Ketonen as Sakke Intonen
  • Mikko Neuvonen as Stinde
  • Bruno Puolakainen as Tarasenko
  • Janne Reinikainen as Dr. Kiminkinen
  • Alina Tomnikov as Ldujmila

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews.[5]

References
  1. "TIFF.net | the Grump". www.tiff.net. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. "The Grump". TIFF. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. "Karukoski's Latest Triumph Set for Toronto Premiere". Cinema Scandinavia. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. "The Grump (Mielensäpahoittaja) (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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