Growing Op

Nov 21, 2008

1h 40m

★ 6.5

Overview

The story of a teenage boy coming of age in a suburban grow-operation, where every day is paradise or fresh hell. But it's always a trip. Sheltered all his life and home-schooled by loving parents who are also committed criminals, Quinn Dawson yearns to experience the normalcy of the suburban world which surrounds him.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Emotion Pictures

Middlefish Films

Growing Op Trailers

Cast

Quinn

Steven Yaffee

Philip

Jon Cor

Bryce

Wallace Langham

Diana

Rosanna Arquette

Hope

Katie Boland

Crystal

Rachel Blanchard

Shaun Leblanc

Denis Theriault

Charles

Daniel MacIvor

Marilla

Alberta Watson

Bowman

Hugh Thompson

Mr. Slack

Bill Carr

Jasmine

Kate Lavender

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