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Where Hope Grows

  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.4K
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Where Hope Grows (2014)
A self-destructive former pro ball player is given a serious lesson in living life with courage when he befriends a grocery store clerk with Down syndrome.
Play trailer2:32
7 Videos
48 Photos
  • Drama
  • Family
A baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to his personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery s... Read allA baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to his personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.A baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to his personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Chris Dowling
  • Writer
    • Chris Dowling
  • Stars
    • Kristoffer Polaha
    • David DeSanctis
    • McKaley Miller
Top credits
  • Director
    • Chris Dowling
  • Writer
    • Chris Dowling
  • Stars
    • Kristoffer Polaha
    • David DeSanctis
    • McKaley Miller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 38User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos7

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:32
    Trailer
    Castingof David
    Clip 2:46
    Castingof David
    Fruitball
    Clip 2:48
    Fruitball
    The Ride
    Clip 4:17
    The Ride
    Mr Campbells Melon
    Clip 2:22
    Mr Campbells Melon
    Fruits And Vegetables
    Clip 2:31
    Fruits And Vegetables
    The R Word
    Clip 1:30
    The R Word

    Photos48

    Brooke Burns, Chris Dowling, and David DeSanctis in Where Hope Grows (2014)
    Kristoffer Polaha and David DeSanctis in Where Hope Grows (2014)
    Chris Dowling in Where Hope Grows (2014)
    McKaley Miller in Where Hope Grows (2014)
    David DeSanctis in Where Hope Grows (2014)
    William Zabka in Where Hope Grows (2014)
    David DeSanctis in Where Hope Grows (2014)
    Kristoffer Polaha and David DeSanctis in Where Hope Grows (2014)
    Brooke Burns and Kristoffer Polaha in Where Hope Grows (2014)
    Brooke Burns, Kristoffer Polaha, and David DeSanctis in Where Hope Grows (2014)
    Kristoffer Polaha and McKaley Miller in Where Hope Grows (2014)
    Kristoffer Polaha and David DeSanctis in Where Hope Grows (2014)

    Top cast

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    Kristoffer Polaha
    Kristoffer Polaha
    • Calvinas Calvin
    David DeSanctis
    David DeSanctis
    • Produceas Produce
    McKaley Miller
    McKaley Miller
    • Katieas Katie
    Michael Grant
    Michael Grant
    • Coltas Colt
    William Zabka
    William Zabka
    • Miltonas Milton
    • (as Billy Zabka)
    Brooke Burns
    Brooke Burns
    • Amyas Amy
    Clyde Risley Jones
    Clyde Risley Jones
    • Dexteras Dexter
    • (as Clyde Jones)
    Alan Powell
    Alan Powell
    • Franklinas Franklin
    Danica McKellar
    Danica McKellar
    • Susanas Susan
    Kerr Smith
    Kerr Smith
    • Officer Minniearas Officer Minniear
    Drew Cash
    Drew Cash
    • Ericas Eric
    J. Teddy Garces
    J. Teddy Garces
    • Doctor Jonesas Doctor Jones
    Chase Anderson
    Chase Anderson
    • Jacksonas Jackson
    Sonya Thaper
    • Nurse Meeraas Nurse Meera
    Michelle J. Fine
    • Nurse Kristenas Nurse Kristen
    • (as Michelle Fine)
    Ken Arnold
    Ken Arnold
    • Steve Bookersonas Steve Bookerson
    Daniel Harrison Smith
    • Game Vendoras Game Vendor
    Rebecca Lines
    Rebecca Lines
    • Lauraas Laura
    • Director
      • Chris Dowling
    • Writer
      • Chris Dowling
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      David DeSanctis will become one of the first actors with Down syndrome to play a leading role in an English-language feature film.
    • Quotes

      Produce: I'm doing good. Even when I'm doing bad, I'm doing good.

    • Connections
      References Rain Man (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Life, Love and Pain
      Written by Kyle James Hauser

      Performed by Kyle James Hauser

      Courtesy of sonaBLAST! Records

    User reviews38

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    See this film.
    This epitomizes what I think Heartland Film Festival is about. Challenging us to see and act differently. To open our hearts to the possibilities of change from deep community. To see our incredible need for connection and meaning. Calvin needed Produce as much as Produce needed Calvin. They filled a hole for each other. They were iron sharpening iron, each challenging the other to make them stronger.

    It would have been easy to fall into cheesy campy film making with this plot...washed up sports hero meets downs syndrome boy at grocery store. But somehow it felt, as a viewer, that you were actually a fly on the wall watching a friendship form in an authentic, organic fashion. The timing of their meeting felt pre-ordained, like something bigger or higher was putting them together at the right time. I loved the religious undertones. Real without shoving it in your face. But faith portrayed as something that provides hope and encouragement, is real and worth having.

    As a viewer, I wanted Calvin to find meaning for his life and daughter. And I wanted Produce to have a family and attain work success despite his simplicity. But as the tale was told, it wasn't tied up with a pretty grosgrain ribbon. It allowed pain and suffering and self hatred and pity to resonate in a way that was identifiable. The viewer knows people like Calvin and his daughter. People you can't help but love and pull for, even when you are ticked at their selfish pity party, and bratty teenage ways. We could all use more Produce in our lives.
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    • shafferapril1
    • Oct 26, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El poder de la esperanza
    • Filming locations
      • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
    • Production companies
      • Godspeed Pictures
      • Stealth Tiger Entertainment
      • Attic Light Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,156,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $457,287
      • May 17, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,159,072
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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