Beneath the Harvest Sky

Beneath the Harvest Sky (previously known as Blue Potato) is a 2013 indie American drama film directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly. The film stars Emory Cohen, Callan McAuliffe, Sarah Sutherland, Timothy Simons, W. Earl Brown and Aidan Gillen. Beneath the Harvest Sky is about two teenage best friends in rural Maine caught up in the illegal prescription drug trade between Canada and Maine. It is a story about friendship, family and love. The film highlights social issues in rural communities and the lack of opportunities and resources for youth. [2]

Beneath the Harvest Sky
Film poster
Directed byAron Gaudet
Gita Pullapilly
Produced byAron Gaudet
Gita Pullapilly
Kavita Pullapilly
Written byAron Gaudet
Gita Pullapilly
StarringEmory Cohen
Callan McAuliffe
Music byDustin Hamman
CinematographySteven Capitano Calitri
Edited byAron Gaudet
Distributed byTribeca Films
Release date
  • September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$34,768[1]

The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 and had its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. It played theatrically before its release on the digital platforms. [3][4] The film partnered with "Terra Chips" to promote and market the movie.[5]

Plot

Dominic Roy (Callan McAuliffe) is a 17-year-old headstrong and hardworking teen who works in the local potato harvest farm to earn money to escape the struggling Maine hometown hopefully for a better future. Dominic's best friend Casper (Emory Cohen), a reckless teenager whom has always dreamed with Dominic about leaving Van Buren, Maine and moving to Boston. But they need to earn enough money in order to do that. Dominic and Casper both have their own ways of earning the money. While Dominic works hard on the farm to earn his money, Casper on the other hand works with his outlaw father Clayton (Aidan Gillen) to smuggle drugs across the border of Canada. This challenges the two best friends' friendship and loyalty towards each other.

Cast

References
  1. "Beneath the Harvest Sky". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. "Beneath the Harvest Sky official site - About". Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  3. Smith, Grady. "Inside Movies 'Beneath the Harvest Sky' trailer: Littlefinger is (of course) peddling drugs -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  4. Schoettle, Jane. "Toronto International Film Festival - Beneath the Harvest Sky". Toronto Film Festival (tiff.). Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  5. McNary, Dave. "Indie 'Potato' cooks up promo deal". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  6. McNary, Dave. "McAuliffe digs up 'Blue Potato'". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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