Little Potato
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Little Potato

From Soviet Nightmares to American Dreams...

3.0 / 10 2017 14mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

Wes Hurley's autobiographical tale of growing up gay in Soviet Union Russia, only to escape with his mother, a mail order bride, to Seattle to face a whole new oppression in his new Christian fundamentalist American dad.

Cast & Crew

Wes Hurley

Wes Hurley

Self

Lead
EB

Elena Bridges

Self

BJ

Benjamin Jakupcak

Young Wes

MC

Matthew Cotner

Swim Coach

Darlene Sellers

Darlene Sellers

Younger Elena

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nathan M. Miller's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Little Potato is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker