Synopsis
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 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 Dreams of America is one of those stories that prove that real life is often much stranger than fiction.
☆ Adapted from the real story of the director's childhood, touched like the movie 'Jojo Rabbit'
☆ The world premiere at the SXSW South by Southwest Film Festival in the United States, sweeping multiple gay film festival awards
☆ Gay actors 'Orange Is the New Black' Lea DeLaria and 'Mean Girls' Jonathan Bennett both star in the film!
☆ Adapted from the real story of the director's childhood, touched like the movie 'Jojo Rabbit'
☆ The world premiere at the SXSW South by Southwest Film Festival in the United States, sweeping multiple gay film festival awards
☆ Gay actors 'Orange Is the New Black' Lea DeLaria and 'Mean Girls' Jonathan Bennett both star in the film!
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