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Potato Dreams of America 2021
1h 35m | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 16 March 2021 (USA)
Storyline:An autobiographical dark comedy about a gay boy growing up in the Soviet Union, his mail-order bride mother and their adventurous escape to America.User review:In Perestroika-era Vladivostok, a divorced liberal woman lives with her (closeted) gay son. Fascination with American movies leads her to become a mail-order bride, “potato” in tow. While trying to fit in, they find that America is full of surprises.As an autobiographical-based movie, it seems to have a realistic contrast between Russian and American societies. The fantasy-dance sequences are amusing. However, since the entire movie is in English, it underplays the language difficulties that is one main theme of the immigrant experience.
Director: Wes Hurley
Writer: Wes Hurley
Stars: Jonathan Bennett, Dan Lauria, Lauren Tewes
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
IMDB Profile tt3513522

Potato Dreams of America (2021)

2022-08-04

6.4

Director: Wes Hurley

Writers: Wes Hurley

Stars: Jonathan Bennett, Lauren Tewes, Lea DeLaria

Summary: An autobiographical dark comedy about a gay boy growing up in the Soviet Union, his mail-order-bride mother, and their adventurous escape to America.

Also known as: Potato Dreams of America (2021) on DVD