Grow Your Own

Directed by: Richard Laxton ('Life and Lyrics') 

Featuring: Benedict Wong, Eddie Marsan, Philip Jackson, Omid Djalili, Diveen Henry, John Henshaw, Olivia Colman

Running time: 97 minutes

Rating: PG contains coarse language

 "Grow Your Own" is set amid the mud and clutter of an allotment garden. Run by hidebound traditionalists who ignore the occasional dissenting voice, the status quo is threatened by the arrival of a handful of asylum seekers who are given plots in the hope that outdoor work and fresh food will help them heal their broken lives.

At first they are met with suspicion by the people who have passionately worked their gardens for years, but eventually they are accepted into a diverse community united by their love of making things grow.

This is not a film about gardening; it's a story of prejudice and pain in a garden setting. Expertly written and brilliantly rendered by the actors, the film takes you on a journey of hope and despair with many insights into the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqPLDXmBmjg