Grantham & Rose

Grantham & Rose is a 2014 American independent coming of age drama film directed by Kristin Hanggi and starring Jake T. Austin and Marla Gibbs. It is Hanggi's directorial debut.^[1] Michael Urie and Mark Lee^[2] served as an executive producers of the film.^[3]

Grantham & Rose
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Directed by	Kristin Hanggi
Written by	Ryan Spahn
Produced by	Evangel Fung Meghan-Michele German
Starring	Jake T. Austin Marla Gibbs Tessa Thompson
Cinematography	Ryan Mitchel
Edited by	Yaniv Dabach
Music by	Jason Whitton
Production companies	ClubNano Films Ur-Mee Entertainment
Distributed by	MarVista Entertainment
Release date	March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23) (Cleveland International Film Festival)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Grantham (Jake T. Austin) struggles to become a man when a spontaneous road trip places him in the care of an 81-year-old African-American woman named Rose (Marla Gibbs).

Cast

• Jake T. Austin as Grantham Portnoy
• Marla Gibbs as Rose Price
• Tessa Thompson as Wallis
• Ryan Spahn as Erik Henry
• Lisa Winters II as Sherrie Portnoy

Production

On August 2, 2012, it was announced that Gibbs would be cast opposite Austin in the film.^[3][4] Filming began in Georgia in August 2012.^[5]

Release and reception

MarVista Entertainment released Grantham & Rose on February 10, 2015.^[6][7] The film premiered on Netflix on August 21, 2015.^[8]