The Grump Explained

The Grump
Director:Dome Karukoski
Music:Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Cinematography:Pini Hellstedt
Editing:Harri Ylönen
Studio:Solar Films
Runtime:104 minutes
Country:Finland

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.[1] 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] [3]

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups . 28 August 2014 . Indiewire. 12 August 2014 .
  2. Web site: The Grump . 2014-08-14 . TIFF . https://web.archive.org/web/20140816093439/http://www.tiff.net/festivals/thefestival/programmes/contemporary-world-cinema/the-grump . 16 August 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Karukoski's Latest Triumph Set for Toronto Premiere . 2014-08-13 . Cinema Scandinavia.
  4. Web site: The Grump (Mielensäpahoittaja) (2014). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. January 11, 2020.