The Grown-Ups

Jun 8, 2017

1h 22m

★ 6.4

Kids who wanted to grow up and suddenly grew old

Overview

A group of friends with Down Syndrome have been attending the same school for 40 years, and they are tired of being treated like children, they are grown-ups and want to live as such.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Volya Films

Micromundo

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