Thelma

classified 12A
Film

Please note: This was screened in Aug 2024

Director
Josh Margolin
Cast
June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree
Details
98 mins, 2024, USA
Primary language
English
"You'll want to see this with your best friend, your parents, and yes, your grandma." The Wrap

Oscar® nominee June Squibb plays her first lead at 94, in a tender and well-observed story of a grandmother refusing to accept the limitations of age, directed by improv comedy veteran Josh Margolin.

Thelma (Squibb) is a feisty 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson (The White Lotus’ Fred Hechinger). Subsequently, she sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles, accompanied by an ageing friend (Richard Roundtree) and his motorised scooter, to reclaim what was taken from her.

An ode to Margolin's real-life grandma Thelma, this film is a comedy gift of lightness.


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