The Grump (2014)

Name: The Grump
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2014-09-05
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Antti Litja, Petra Frey, Mari Perankoski, Iikka Forss, Viktor Drevitski

The Grump (2014), directed by Dome Karukoski, starring Antti Litja and Petra Frey.

09/05/2014 BR Comedy and Drama 1h 43m

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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 domineering daughter-in-law.

Pini HellstedtCinematography
Dome KarukoskiDirector, Screenplay
Harri YlönenEditing
Jukka HelleProducer

Mielensäpahoittaja kokoelma

The franchise in release order. 4 films.

Mielensäpahoittaja 2014 · you are here
Ilosia aikoja, Mielensäpahoittaja 2018
Mielensäpahoittaja Eskorttia etsimässä 2022
Mielensäpahoittajan rakkaustarina 2024

About the film

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. 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.

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The film stars Antti Litja as Mielensäpahoittaja a.k.a. the Grump, Petra Frey, Mari Perankoski, and Iikka Forss.

Plot

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.

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Reception

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

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.

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.

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External links

The Grump at IMDb

The Grump at Rotten Tomatoes

The Grump at Elonet (in Finnish)

Text from The Grump on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grump

Trivia

It premiered on September 5, 2014, a Friday.
It runs 1h43 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Mielensäpahoittaja".
It is film 1 of 4 in the Mielensäpahoittaja kokoelma franchise.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosSolar Films
CountriesFinland
LanguagesRussian, Finnish, English
StatusReleased

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Helsinki

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Happier Times, Grump

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Pini Hellstedt Cinematography
Dome Karukoski Director
Harri Ylönen Editing
Jukka Helle Producer
Markus Selin Producer
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Original music
Dome Karukoski Screenplay
Tuomas Kyrö Screenplay

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What is The Grump about?

The Grump: 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 domineering daughter-in-law.

Who directed The Grump?

The Grump was directed by Dome Karukoski in 2014.

Who stars in The Grump?

The cast of The Grump includes Antti Litja, Petra Frey, Mari Perankoski, Iikka Forss and Viktor Drevitski.

How long is The Grump?

The Grump runs for 103 minutes, or 1h43.

What is the correct order of the Mielensäpahoittaja kokoelma films?

The Mielensäpahoittaja kokoelma franchise has 4 films in the catalogue. In release order: Mielensäpahoittaja; Ilosia aikoja, Mielensäpahoittaja; Mielensäpahoittaja Eskorttia etsimässä; Mielensäpahoittajan rakkaustarina.