The Potato Venture
2020 Finnish comedy film
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The Potato Venture (Finnish: Peruna, lit. 'Potato') is a 2020 Finnish comedy film directed by Joona Tena and written by Pekko Pesonen. The film follows Untamo (Joonas Nordman), a 17th-century startup entrepreneur attempting to introduce the potato to Finland, where the turnip is the reigning root vegetable.[1][2]
- Olli Haikka
- Marko Talli
- Joonas Nordman
- Mikko Penttilä
- Alex Anton
- Kari Hietalahti
- Linnea Leino
- Kari Ketonen
- Petteri Pennilä
- Mimosa Willamo
- Linda Manelius
- Lasse Karkjärvi
- Antti Tuomas Heikkinen
- Hannes Suominen
- Antti Luusuaniemi
- Mikko Kouki
- Ville Myllyrinne
- Helmi-Leena Nummela
- Eero Herranen
- Marc Gassot
- Tommi Korpela
- Lauri Maijala
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| Directed by | Joona Tena |
| Written by | Pekko Pesonen |
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| Cinematography | Konsta Sohlberg |
| Edited by | Jyrki Levä |
| Music by | Panu Aaltio |
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| Distributed by | SF Studios |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | €2,000,000 |
Production
Potato was filmed in Lithuania in the autumn of 2019 with a budget of €2,000,000, €787,745 of which came from the Finnish Film Foundation.[3][4][5]
Release
Potato was initially set to premiere on October 14, 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new release date was announced as December 25, 2020.[6] It was shown in preview screenings in early 2021 and officially released on August 13, 2021.[7] It was released on Blu-ray and DVD in November 2021.[8]
Cast
- Joonas Nordman as Untamo
- Mikko Penttilä as Axel
- Alex Anton as Magnus
- Kari Hietalahti as Kalevi
- Linnea Leino as Killisilmä
- Lasse Karkjärvi as Untamo's father
- Petteri Pennilä as Lord of the Castle
- Mimosa Willamo as Twin
- Linda Manelius as Twin
- Kari Ketonen as Advisor
- Antti Tuomas Heikkinen as Wheelbarrow Brother
- Hannes Suominen as Bucket Brother
- Antti Luusuaniemi as Lars
- Mikko Kouki as Copper Tycoon
- Ville Myllyrinne as Bishop
- Helmi-Leena Nummela as Village Prostitute
- Eero Herranen as Birger the Great
- Marc Gassot as Jester
- Tommi Korpela as Archangel Michael
- Lauri Maijala as Liquor Emperor
- Ilmari Kujansuu as Young Untamo