World Premiere

Grow

1hr 50 mins

John McPhail

Alan Carr, Dominic McLaughlin, Fisayo Akinade, Golda Rosheuvel, Grant O’Rourke, Jane Horrocks, Jeremy Swift, Joe Wilkinson, Kathryn Drysdale, Nick Frost, Priya-Rose Brookwell, Sanjeev Kohli, Sharon Rooney, Tim McInnerny

Premiere Status

World Premiere

Countries

Language

English

Run Time

1hr 50 minutes

Enhanced Access

Overview

Part of the

Out of Competition

strand.

A troubled young girl begins a new life with her tough aunt and discovers a supernatural talent that might help her win the contentious local pumpkin-growing contest.

Director John McPhail (Anna and the Apocalypse) returns with this exuberant and thoroughly entertaining family film which fuses twisted humour and wild imagination with a stirring story of family healing, all set against the backdrop of an apparently sleepy Scottish town.

– Paul Ridd

Showtimes

Sat 16 Aug 2025 | 12:45
110 mins – EIFF @ The Cameo Screen 1 Get Tickets
Sat 16 Aug 2025 | 13:00
110 mins – EIFF @ The Cameo Screen 2 Get Tickets
Sun 17 Aug 2025 | 10:00
110 mins – EIFF @ Filmhouse Screen 2 Get Tickets
Mon 18 Aug 2025 | 10:30
110 mins – EIFF @ Filmhouse Screen 2 Get Tickets
Mon 18 Aug 2025 | 10:45
110 mins – EIFF @ Filmhouse Screen 3 Get Tickets
Tue 19 Aug 2025 | 13:45
110 mins – EIFF @ Vue Cinema Screen 11 Get Tickets

The Venue

Vue Omni

Omni Leisure Building, Calton Square, EH1 3AU

The Venue

Filmhouse

88 Lothian Road, EH3 9BZ

The Venue

Cameo Picturehouse

38 Home Street, EH3 9LZ

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Edinburgh International Film Festival Ltd (EIFF) is registered in Scotland No. SC776670 with its registered office at 6 Logie Mill Road, Edinburgh. EIFF is a company limited by guarantee and is registered as a charity (No. SC053218 ) with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.