The fi lm, directed
by J

ohn McP
h ail ( Anna and the Apocal ypse), t ells the story of D inah Little, a no- no nsense, curmu  dge o
nly fa rm er, and Charlie , the 
unloved niece who D
inah be  grudgingly takes i  n a fter discovering h
er i
n an o  rphanage. Dinah 
9 ;s farm 
is in the self-pr
 oclaimed "Pumpkin Capital of  the Wo rld" where the biggest event of the ye ar is a high-stakes, cutthroat gian t-pu

mpkin-growing contest wit h an enormous cash prize .
Charlie, who  has a spe cia l bond with pl ants, decides to enter  the c omp etition where she and
 the other  
pumpkin grow
ers f
ace sabotage and a
 genet ica
lly en  gineered riv al. As sh
e nurtures her pu mpkin ‘Peter’ a
nd
w atche s him grow, s
o does a bond between
 Dinah and Charlie.