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Apr 19, 2024 · 4 min read. Minhal Baig ’s “We Grown Now” is a film masterfully tied to the emotive potential of place. A period piece centered in Cabrini-Green in the early ’90s, the film is as Chicago born and bred as the characters it loves throughout its runtime.
Casting grim environs in a nostalgic glow, We Grown Now is a coming-of-age story whose tinges of fantasy only make it feel more honest. Read Critics Reviews
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- Minhal Baig
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- Blake Cameron James
Apr 18, 2024 · Malik (Blake Cameron James) turns out to be an especially dreamy child, a pint-size philosopher who lives with his loving mother (Jurnee Smollett), doting grandma (S. Epatha Merkerson) and sister...
Apr 18, 2024 · In 'We Grown Now,’ 'Hala' helmer Minhal Baig returns with another gentle coming-of-age story, this one set in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green Housing Project.
Sep 11, 2023 · ‘We Grown Now’ Review: A Delicate Coming-of-Age Story Set in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green Homes. In 'Hala' director Minhal Baig's latest feature, two best friends face growing pains in a...
- Lovia Gyarkye
In We Grown Now, the transition from childhood to adolescence of two friends is marked by a murder that shakes Chicago in the 90s. A sensitive children's melodrama. [Full review in Spanish]
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Apr 16, 2024 · From its very first shot, Minhal Baig’s masterful We Grown Now grabs you. A still shot of an empty hallway (in, as we learn, the Cabrini-Green housing project in Chicago) beckons you to...
