Growing Up Smith (2015)

Directed by

Frank Lotito

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1979, an Indian family moves to America to pursue the American Dream. Their 10-year-old son Smith falls for the girl next door and tries to fit in as a good old boy, which creates tension with his family's traditional values.

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What happens

Growing Up Smith is a 2015 comedy-drama film written by Anjul Nigam, Paul Quinn, and Gregory Scott Houghton. It was produced by Anjul Nigam, Frank Lotito, and Steve Straka and directed by Frank Lotito. Prior to its theatrical release, the film was originally produced and exhibited in some festivals under the title "Good Ol' Boy". The movie takes place in 1979, when an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a "good old boy" propels him further away from his family's ideals than ever before. The film premiered on June 1, 2015, at the Seattle International Film Festival, where it won the Best of the Fest Top Five. Growing Up Smith went on to win the Audience Awards at the Woodstock Film Festival, Naples International Film Festival, Prescott Film Festival; the Jury Prize at CAAMFest; and the Best Family Film at Garden State Film Festival. It was the Opening Night Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival and the SouthSide Film Festival. The movie had its theatrical release in select cities in the United States on February 3, 2017, and expanded wider on February 10, 2017. Produced for $2 million, it received mostly positive reviews including Time magazine's Pick of the Week. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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