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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande poster
Directed by
Sophie Hyde
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 689 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged widow hires a young sex worker to explore her sexuality for the first time. They meet in a hotel room and talk about life and desire.

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What happens

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a 2022 sex comedy drama film directed by Sophie Hyde and written by Katy Brand. The film stars Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack. The story revolves around a middle-aged widow who seeks a young sex worker to help her experience pleasurable sex. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 22 January 2022. It was released on 17 June 2022 in cinemas in the United Kingdom by Lionsgate and digitally in the United States by Searchlight Pictures as a Hulu original film. The film was critically acclaimed with praise given to the film's performances, with both actors nominated at the British Academy Film Awards, while Thompson also received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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