The Grump
2014 Finnish film
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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.
- Dome Karukoski
- Tuomas Kyrö
by Tuomas Kyrö
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| Finnish | Mielensäpahoittaja |
| Directed by | Dome Karukoski |
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| Based on | Mielensäpahoittaja by Tuomas Kyrö |
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| Cinematography | Pini Hellstedt |
| Edited by | Harri Ylönen |
| Music by | Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson |
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Running time | 104 minutes[2] |
| Country | Finland |
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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.
Plot
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]
Sequels
The Grump film series continued with the 2018 release of Happier Times, Grump, directed by Tiina Lymi. In this installment, Heikki Kinnunen replaced Antti Litja in the lead role due to Litja's illness and retirement.[6]
Kinnunen reprised his role in the 2022 film The Grump: In Search of an Escort, directed by Mika Kaurismäki and also in Long Good Thursday.[7]
