Love Is Potatoes (2017)
One day, Dutch film maker van der Horst was given her inheritance: 6 square meters, one sixth of a small, wooden house in the Russian countryside where her mother grew up. It was as if life had handed her a card she felt forced to play. She began a journey into the past, back into the childhood of her Russian mother and her five sisters, all of whom struggled with fear, famine and war in Stalin’s Russia; experiences that left them scarred to their very soul. Aliona’s quest into the lives and fate of her family becomes a loving, poignant, and poetic film with Chekhovian characters. Accompanied by the magical animation of acclaimed Italian artist Simone Massi, unimaginable events in the Soviet past are given an immediate charge. Along with the stories of ordinary people living in the small farmhouse, the film maker tells the tale of Soviet terror, immense bravery and a fear that has never left those four walls.
Cast
- Aliona van der Horst - Herself
Screenplay
- Aliona van der Horst (Screenplay)
Trailer
Love Is Potatoes TrailerFrequently Asked Questions
- What is Love Is Potatoes about?
- One day, Dutch film maker van der Horst was given her inheritance: 6 square meters, one sixth of a small, wooden house in the Russian countryside where her mother grew up. It was as if life had handed her a card she felt forced to play. She began a journey into the past, back into the childhood of her Russian mother and her five sisters, all of whom struggled with fear, famine and war in Stalin’s Russia; experiences that left them scarred to their very soul. Aliona’s quest into the lives and fate of her family becomes a loving, poignant, and poetic film with Chekhovian characters. Accompanied by the magical animation of acclaimed Italian artist Simone Massi, unimaginable events in the Soviet past are given an immediate charge. Along with the stories of ordinary people living in the small farmhouse, the film maker tells the tale of Soviet terror, immense bravery and a fear that has never left those four walls.
- Who directed Love Is Potatoes?
- Love Is Potatoes was directed by Aliona van der Horst.
- Who stars in Love Is Potatoes?
- Love Is Potatoes stars Aliona van der Horst.
- How long is Love Is Potatoes?
- Love Is Potatoes has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is Love Is Potatoes?
- Love Is Potatoes is a Documentary film.
- Where was Love Is Potatoes produced?
- Love Is Potatoes was produced in Netherlands, Russia.