- Greenfingers
Infobox Film
name = Greenfingers
caption = Greenfingers 2001
director =Joel Hershman
writer =Joel Hershman
starring =Clive Owen Helen Mirren
David Kelly
producer =Trudie Styler
editing = Tariq Anwar
distributor =MGM
budget = ~ £5,000,000
released =14 September 2001 (UK)
runtime = 91 min.
language = English
imdb_id = 0203540
"Greenfingers" is a 2000
film directed byJoel Hershman . It is loosely based on a true story about the award-winning prisoners of HMP Leyhill, a minimum-security prison in theCotswolds ,England . [cite news | last = Dietz | first = Paula | title = Free to Grow Bluebells in England | publisher = The New York Times | date =1998-07-16 | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9504E6D61F31F935A25754C0A96E958260 | accessdate = 2008-04-10 ]Cast
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Clive Owen – Colin Briggs
*Helen Mirren – Georgina Woodhouse
*Natasha Little – Primrose Woodhouse
*David Kelly – Fergus Wilks
*Warren Clarke – Gov. Hodge
*Danny Dyer – Tony
*Adam Fogerty – Raw
*Paterson Joseph – JimmyPlot
When Colin Briggs is placed in an experimental program to finish off his
prison sentence, all he wants is peace and quiet. But after his wise, elderly roommate Fergus introduces him togardening , Colin uncovers a talent and passion for plants. Teaming up with his fellow inmates, Colin gets the attention of celebrated gardener Georgina Woodhouse. Soon, the unexpected gardeners are preparing to compete forEngland 's highset flower show award, theHampton Court Flower Show . And when Colin meets Georgina's beautiful daughter Primrose, he discovers another reason to fight for his freedom: true love.Notes
External links
*imdb title|id=0203540|title=Greenfingers
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?_r=1&res=9C05E6DD143DF934A15754C0A9679C8B63 Guys, How Does Your Garden Grow?] "The New York Times", 27 July 2001.
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