Potato Dreams of America

A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s.

Cast

Marya Sea Kaminski

as American Lena

Tyler Bocock

as American Potato

Jonathan Bennett

as Jesus Christ

Lea DeLaria

as Tamara

Dan Lauria

as John

Sera Barbieri

Hersh Powers

Sophia Mitri Schloss

Lauren Tewes

Lady Rizo

Reviews

kinrich30

This is based on the true life story of the director about his childhood in Russia when communism fell and later spending the rest of his life in America. It wasn't a bad story at all and had some humorous moments and a surprise twist with his step-father that I didn't see coming....

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