Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

Synopsis

With a fearlessly raw performance from two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson, GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE provides a refreshing (and hilarious) perspective on sexuality that’s charming, authentic and thought-provoking.

Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson), a retired school teacher and widow, is yearning for some adventure, some human connection, and some sex. Good sex.

Whilst her husband Robert provided a home, a family, something resembling a life, good sex was never on offer. But he’s gone now, and Nancy has a plan: she will find adventure with a sex worker named Leo Grande, charismatically played by newcomer Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders). With growing sexual confidence, Nancy starts to relax. But over the course of their rendezvous, the power dynamics shift, a candour grows, and a surprising human connection is found.

Director Sophie Hyde (Animals) crafts an empowering portrayal of a middle-aged sexuality that’s all too rare, layered with authentic human connection. GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE is disarmingly funny but radiates an honesty that is both insightful and poignant.