Good Luck to You Leo Grande

Two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson embodies the candour and apprehension of retired teacher Nancy Stokes, and newcomer Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders) personifies the charisma and compassion of sex worker Leo Grande. As Nancy embarks on a post-marital sexual awakening and Leo draws on his skills and charm, together they find a surprising human connection.

Screenwriter Katy Brand doesn’t settle for easy sentiment in this refreshing and genuinely affecting drama comedy with a fearless performance from Thompson. It’s not every day we are presented with a piece of filmmaking that is so set on rewriting the rule book on how women of a certain age are viewed, and for that reason alone, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande will prove to be an essential work for many years to come.

This film is F-Rated. The F-Rating is applied to all films which are directed by women and/or written by women. Find out more about F-Rating.

Volunteer Adrian Ball, has chosen this as his pick of the season: "Emma Thompson is superb as always in an intelligent and thought-provoking look at sexual desire in later life."

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