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Grow Your Own

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Grow Your Own Synopsis

A refugee family are given a plot to help rehabilitate their traumatised father. At first they are met with suspicion by the men who have worked the gardens for years but eventually they are accepted into a diverse community united by their love of making things grow. A nourishing, magical comedy.

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  • Credits
    • Starring:
      Benedict Wong, Eddie Marsan, Pearce Quigley, Omid Djalili, Philip Jackson, Olivia Colman, John Henshaw
    • Director:
      Richard Laxton
    • Producers:
      Luke Alkin, Barry Ryan
    • Screenplay:
      Frank Cottrell Boyce
    • Executive Producers:
      David M Thompson, Paul Trijbits, Chris Moll and Mark Herbert
    • Distributor
      Pathé Pictures International
    • Sales Agent:
      Pathé Pictures International
    • Credits summary:
      BBC Films in association with Warp Films/Art in Action
    • Certificate:
      PG
    • Running time:
      96 mins 51 secs
  • Release Dates
    • In Cinemas
      June 15th 2007
    • Out on DVD
      October 15th 2007
    • Released
      June 15th 2007

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