Grow Your Own (2007)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Richard Laxton

Writers:

Frank Cottrell Boyce (screenplay) &
Carl Hunter (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 June 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

You never know where you'll find your roots.

Plot:

An English community gets testy when a refuge family is granted a plot of land on which to grow vegetables. |

Cast

Benedict Wong	...	Kung Sang
Eddie Marsan	...	Little John
Omid Djalili	...	Ali
Alan Williams	...	Kenny
Philip Jackson	...	Big John
Pearce Quigley	...	Eddie
John Henshaw	...	Charlie
Olivia Colman	...	Alice
Joanna Scanlan	...	Barbara
Sarah Hadland	...	Carla
Roland Manookian	...	Mike
Diveen Henry	...	Miriam
Mel Raido	...	Nick
Sophie Stanton	...	Debbie
Sophie Lee	...	Phoenix

Also Known As:

The Allotment (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

UK:97 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:PG | New Zealand:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Caryl Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company:

Warp Films

Strands of Wonder

I saw a preview of this and absolutely loved it. It was very funny (the scene where the cranky old men test out the ring tones for instance is a classic) and touching. I loved the fact that it had none of the usual faces that you see in Britcoms. I didn't recognise anyone in it apart from Benny Wong - who was amazing in this - and the very funny girl from Hot Fuzz, who was just as funny in this. I love the fact that it keeps about ten different stories rolling along. I also loved all the gardening stuff. It reminded me of The Secret Garden and it gave the whole thing a bit of poetry and beauty that you just don't see in films about working class people normally.