The Grump

The Grump
Film poster
FinnishMielensäpahoittaja
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Directed byDome Karukoski
Written by
Based onMielensäpahoittaja
by Tuomas Kyrö
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPini Hellstedt
Edited byHarri Ylönen
Music byHilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Production
company
Release dates
  • 31 August 2014 (2014-08-31) (TIFF)
  • 5 September 2014 (2014-09-05) (Finland)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryFinland
Languages
  • Finnish
  • Russian
  • English

The Grump (Finnish: Mielensäpahoittaja) is a 2014 Finnish comedy film directed by Dome Karukoski, in which the main character is The Grump, a cranky old man, created by the Finnish author Tuomas Kyrö.

The Grump was selected to compete for the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It is based on a 2014 novel by Kyrö, the third volume by the author, in which this character appears.

The film stars Antti Litja as Mielensäpahoittaja a.k.a. the Grump, Petra Frey, Mari Perankoski, and Iikka Forss.