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The Grump: In Search of an Escort
The Grump: In Search of an Escort

The Grump: In Search of an Escort

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ComedyDrama

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Grump's life follows the same familiar routines: spring is here and the early potato harvest is ripening. But Grump crashes his beloved Ford Escort and the car has to be scrapped. A new, modern vehicle is no match for quality and the nearest Escort, a 1972 model, can be found in Germany. When the Grumps's sons refuse to help, he must travel to Germany alone.

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Budget

$2700000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.333/10

Release Date

09 September 2022

Country

Finland

Cast

Heikki Kinnunen

Heikki Kinnunen

The Grump

Kari Väänänen

Kari Väänänen

Tarmo

Iikka Forss

Iikka Forss

Hessu

Ville Tiihonen

Ville Tiihonen

Pekka

Tiina Lymi

Tiina Lymi

Katri

Mari Perankoski

Mari Perankoski

Liisa

Silu Seppälä

Silu Seppälä

Kolehmainen

Rosalie Thomass

Rosalie Thomass

Maria

Samu Haber

Samu Haber

Otto

Roope Lappalainen

Roope Lappalainen

Olavi

Emelia Levy

Emelia Levy

Säde

Sisu Norhomaa

Sisu Norhomaa

Ilo

Tom Chur

Tom Chur

Max

Jasper Forsell

Jasper Forsell

Mielensäpahoittaja pienenä

Valtteri Laari

Valtteri Laari

Tarmo pienenä

Pekka Strang

Pekka Strang

Larsson

Betadi Mandunga

Betadi Mandunga

Terveyskeskuslääkäri

Henna Tanskanen

Henna Tanskanen

Pankkivirkailija

Ville Myllyrinne

Ville Myllyrinne

Turvatarkastaja

Mette Amanada von Bruun

Mette Amanada von Bruun

Vauva

Altamasch Noor

Altamasch Noor

Taksikuski

Vivian Mahler

Vivian Mahler

Vastaanottovirkailija

Sabine Urig

Sabine Urig

Kirsten

Jochen Nickel

Jochen Nickel

Automyyjä

Holger Dexne

Holger Dexne

Autokorjaaja

Antonia Elisa Sandrock

Antonia Elisa Sandrock

Lääkäri

Erkki Hopf

Erkki Hopf

Tulkki

Lars Nagel

Lars Nagel

Rosvo

Marcel Stefanski

Marcel Stefanski

Rosvo

Gosta Liptow

Gosta Liptow

Poliisi

Andreas Grötzinger

Andreas Grötzinger

Lääkäri

Hannah Dalmeyer

Hannah Dalmeyer

Ensihoitaja

Petra Frey

Petra Frey

Hertta

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