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Jan 14, 2022 · Wes Hurley's autobiographical dark comedy about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother and their adventurous escape to...
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Potato Dreams of America is a 2021 American autobiographical coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Wes Hurley. Cast. Hersh Powers - young Potato; Tyler Bocock - teenage Potato; Sera Barbieri - young Lara; Marya Sea Kaminski - older Lara; Jonathan Bennett - Jesus; Dan Lauria - John; Lea DeLaria - Tamara; References
Struggling to survive in the USSR during the turbulent years of Perestroika, Lena and her gay son, Potato, escape into the fantasy world of pirated American movies, but soon the movies are not enough and Elena decides to become a mail-order bride and discover America for herself.
Jan 5, 2022 · The film is an immigrant's take on the American Dream, proving that life is often stranger than fiction. Available in Theaters January 14th, 2022 & On Demand February 22nd, 2022Award Winning...
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Jan 26, 2023 · Soon after Lena marries a much older and very eccentric John, the mother and son find that they're in for a lot of surprises. Closely based on the writer-director Wes Hurley's childhood, Potato...
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An autobiographical comedy about a boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his mail-order bride mother and their escape to Seattle in the 90s. The film is an immigrant's take on the American Dream, proving that life is often stranger than fiction.