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Greenfingers
Greenfingers is a 2000 British comedy film directed and written by Joel Hershman. It is loosely based on the true story about the award-winning prisoners of HMP Leyhill, a minimum-security prison in the Cotswolds, England, a story published in The New York Times in 1998.
When Colin Briggs, a convicted murderer, is placed in the experimental H.M.P. Edgefield programme to finish off his prison sentence, all he wants is peace and quiet. After his wise, elderly roommate Fergus (a recovering alcoholic imprisoned for killing three wives) introduces him to gardening, Colin uncovers a talent and passion for plants. When a row erupts between cellmates about a patch of double-violets Colin had secretly planted, warden Gov. Hodge assigns him to cultivate a garden with fellow prisoners Tony, Jimmy, and Raw.
Georgina Woodhouse, a celebrated gardener and author, visits the prison garden and gives it a good review. She recruits the prisoners for work release, gardening at an estate. While on the job, Colin falls in love with Georgina's daughter, Primrose. Despite opposition from its Board, Georgina arranges for the Edgefield gardeners to compete in the Hampton Court Flower Show.
Unfortunately, the estate is robbed of a priceless tapestry and the police suspect that at least one of the prisoners is responsible. The team's invitation to compete at Hampton Court is canceled. Tony, the prime suspect, runs away.
Colin tells the parole board that gardening has helped rehabilitate him, and he's approved for release. Before leaving, Colin eventually tells Fergus how, when he was 18, he beat his younger brother to death in a blind rage for having an affair with the girl he was about to marry.
Upon his release, Colin moves into a spare room on the Woodhouse property. He and Primrose make their romantic relationship official. This upsets Georgina, who worries for Primrose's safety.
It's discovered that none of the prisoners were responsible for the estate's robbery, and hence, they can once again compete at the flower show. During a visit, Jimmy and Raw inform Colin that Fergus's health is failing. Colin, wanting to join his team in the competition, breaks into a flower shop, steals a bunch of yellow roses that he delivers to Primrose's doorstep to tell her that their relationship must end and is sent back to Edgefield.
The visiting Home Secretary tells the gardeners to create a desert-like rock garden for the Show that would be metaphorical of imprisonment, much to Colin's annoyance. The group gets to work but Fergus passes away, Colin burns down the rock garden under the cover of night. This allows the Edgefield prisoners to create a new, lush garden from scratch.
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Greenfingers
Greenfingers is a 2000 British comedy film directed and written by Joel Hershman. It is loosely based on the true story about the award-winning prisoners of HMP Leyhill, a minimum-security prison in the Cotswolds, England, a story published in The New York Times in 1998.
When Colin Briggs, a convicted murderer, is placed in the experimental H.M.P. Edgefield programme to finish off his prison sentence, all he wants is peace and quiet. After his wise, elderly roommate Fergus (a recovering alcoholic imprisoned for killing three wives) introduces him to gardening, Colin uncovers a talent and passion for plants. When a row erupts between cellmates about a patch of double-violets Colin had secretly planted, warden Gov. Hodge assigns him to cultivate a garden with fellow prisoners Tony, Jimmy, and Raw.
Georgina Woodhouse, a celebrated gardener and author, visits the prison garden and gives it a good review. She recruits the prisoners for work release, gardening at an estate. While on the job, Colin falls in love with Georgina's daughter, Primrose. Despite opposition from its Board, Georgina arranges for the Edgefield gardeners to compete in the Hampton Court Flower Show.
Unfortunately, the estate is robbed of a priceless tapestry and the police suspect that at least one of the prisoners is responsible. The team's invitation to compete at Hampton Court is canceled. Tony, the prime suspect, runs away.
Colin tells the parole board that gardening has helped rehabilitate him, and he's approved for release. Before leaving, Colin eventually tells Fergus how, when he was 18, he beat his younger brother to death in a blind rage for having an affair with the girl he was about to marry.
Upon his release, Colin moves into a spare room on the Woodhouse property. He and Primrose make their romantic relationship official. This upsets Georgina, who worries for Primrose's safety.
It's discovered that none of the prisoners were responsible for the estate's robbery, and hence, they can once again compete at the flower show. During a visit, Jimmy and Raw inform Colin that Fergus's health is failing. Colin, wanting to join his team in the competition, breaks into a flower shop, steals a bunch of yellow roses that he delivers to Primrose's doorstep to tell her that their relationship must end and is sent back to Edgefield.
The visiting Home Secretary tells the gardeners to create a desert-like rock garden for the Show that would be metaphorical of imprisonment, much to Colin's annoyance. The group gets to work but Fergus passes away, Colin burns down the rock garden under the cover of night. This allows the Edgefield prisoners to create a new, lush garden from scratch.