Writer-director Minhal Baig has a knack for delicately capturing the rhythms of youth, as evidenced by her 2019 film 'Hala.' Baig's approach to coming-of-age stories is textured and refreshingly unfussy, focusing on intimate moments rather than explosive ones. Her latest film, 'We Grown Now,' continues this trend with a thoughtful and serenely paced narrative set in Chicago.
The film follows the childhood friendship between Malik and Eric, played by Blake Cameron James and Gian Knight Ramirez, as they navigate the challenges of growing up in the fall of 1992. Living in the Cabrini-Green housing project, the boys find solace in their friendship amidst a turbulent environment marked by violence and injustice.
