Potato Dreams of America
NR
6.4
2022
1 hr 37 min
Fantasy
, Drama
, Comedy
A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s.
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- Cast：
- Marya Sea Kaminski , Tyler Bocock , Jonathan Bennett , Lea DeLaria , Dan Lauria , Sera Barbieri , Hersh Powers
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Reviews
One of my all time favorites.
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I'll tell you why so serious
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This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
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what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
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