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Growing Op strains hard to deliver edgy humour with a dollop of heart but is too stilted and derivative to carry it off.
Jason Anderson, Toronto Star
Growing Op
2008 · 1h 40m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Michael Melski
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.
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