''Beneath the Harvest Sky'' (previously known as ''Blue Potato'') is a 2013 indie American

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directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly. The film stars

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and

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. Beneath the Harvest Sky is about two teenage best friends in rural Maine caught up in the illegal prescription drug trade between

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and

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. It is a story about friendship, family and

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. The film highlights social issues in rural communities and the lack of opportunities and resources for youth. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 and had its U.S. premiere at the

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. It played theatrically before its release on the digital platforms. The film partnered with "Terra Chips" to promote and market the movie.

Plot

Dominic Roy (

) 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 (

), a reckless teenager who 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 (

) to smuggle drugs across the border of Canada. This challenges the two best friends' friendship and loyalty towards each other.

Cast

as Casper *

as Dominic Roy *

as Clayton *

Timm Sharp Timm Sharp (born 1978) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Marshall Nesbitt in the Fox sitcom ''Undeclared'', Doug Von Stuessen in the Fox sitcom Til Death'', and Jim in the Starz comedy '' Blunt Talk''. Early life ...

as Badger *

as Emma *

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as Tasha *

as Roger *

David Denman David Denman (born July 25, 1973) is an American actor. He made his film debut in '' The Replacements''. His other feature credits include ''Big Fish'', '' Fair Game'', ''The Nines'', '' Shutter'', ''Smart People'', '' Fanboys'', '' Let Go'', '' ...

as George *

Carrie Preston Carrie Preston (born June 21, 1967) is an American actress known for her work on the television series ''True Blood'', ''Person of Interest (TV series), Person of Interest'', ''Crowded (TV series), Crowded'', ''The Good Wife'', ''The Good Fight ...

as Kim * Carlo Gallo as Renee * Delaney Williams as James * Josh Mostel as Principal * Timothy Simons as Dayton * Joe Cobden as Mr. Soucy * Erik Moody as Jesse * Kevin Corsaro as CBP officer two.

References

External links

Beneath the Harvest Sky official website

Beneath the Harvest Sky at the Toronto International Film Festival
* * * * 2013 films 2013 drama films American drama films American independent films Films set in Maine 2013 independent films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{indie-drama-film-stub