The Grump (2014)

Original title

Mielensäpahoittaja

Directed by

Dome Karukoski

Genre

comedy film

Country

Iceland, Finland

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

0

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A very old and stubborn man insists on doing everything his own way, which frequently annoys the people around him. The film follows his daily routines and his reactions to the modern world he finds baffling.

wrygentlequirkydryly funnysharpcharacter-drivenunderstatedmildly melancholic

What happens

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 was selected to compete for the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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