疯长 物语

　　The fil
m, directed by  John McPh ail (Anna and the 

Apocalyps
e), tell s  th
e st ory of Dinah Little, a
no- nonse nse, cur
mud

geon ly farmer
, and Charli e, the unloved ni
e
ce who D 
 inah begrudging
ly t
ak es in afte
r d iscovering he
r in an orphanage. Dinah's farm is in the se  lf -proclaimed &quo t;Pumpkin Capital
 of the Wor ld& quot; where  the bigges
t event of the year is a high-stakes, cu tthroat g iant-pumpki n-growi n g contest with an en or
mo
us cash prize. Charlie, who has a special bond with plan
ts, de
c ides to en ter 
the competit  ion wher e she a nd the oth
 er pum pkin grower
s face sabotage and a genetically engineere
d r iv
al . As she nu
r tur es
 h er pu mpki 
n ‘
Peter’ and watches him  grow, s o d oes a bond betwe  en Dinah  and Charlie.