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  • 2022
  • TV-MA
  • Dark Star Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2022
  • TV-MA
  • Dark Star Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary 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. Soon after Lena marries a much older and very eccentric J...

Directed By: Wes Hurley

Written By: Wes Hurley

  • 2022
  • TV-MA
  • Dark Star Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2022
  • TV-MA
  • Dark Star Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m

Potato Dreams of America

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Summary 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. Soon after Lena marries a much older and very eccentric J...

Directed By: Wes Hurley

Written By: Wes Hurley

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Feb 25, 2022
Two very strong performances anchor Potato Dreams of America, Seattle-based filmmaker Wes Hurley’s thought-provoking dramatization of his childhood in his native Russia and, later, as a teen in Seattle.
By Soren Andersen FULL REVIEW
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Feb 23, 2022
Even if Hurley has only one movie in him and this hit-and-miss proposition is it, Hurley’s personal story is fresh and engaging enough to stand out, a coming-of-age saga with modest ambitions that get to the heart of some still “self evident” truths — the freedom to be who you are, life your life and pursue your own dream of America.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
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Jan 13, 2022
Though the performers rally throughout, the film, sweet as it is, fails to strike a manageable or engaging enough tone as it treads some overly familiar territory, jarringly plays around with the Russian characters’ accents (there’s a reason, but still) and becomes too earnest and gimmicky for its own good.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Jan 14, 2022
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating TV-MA
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Awards

L.A. Outfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
FilmOut San Diego, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tallgrass International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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