Thelma

Date: November 22nd, 2024
Time: 7.45pm (doors open at 7.00pm)
Tickets: £7
Duration: 98 minutes
Rating: 12A
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Actors include: June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree
Writer: Josh Margolin
Director: Josh Margolin

Thelma is a poignant action-comedy that gives veteran Oscar® nominee June Squibb (Nebraska) her first leading role and features the final performance of trailblazing actor Richard Roundtree (Shaft).

Squibb plays Thelma Post, a feisty 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson and sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles, accompanied by an aging friend and his motorized scooter, to reclaim what was taken from her. With grit and determination, Thelma demonstrates that she is more than capable of taking care of ‘business’, despite what her daughter Gail, son-in-law Alan, or grandson Danny might believe.

Inspired by a real-life experience of Margolin’s own grandmother, Thelma puts a clever spin on movies like Mission: Impossible, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero.

With infectious humour, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency.

“A tender and well-observed story of a grandmother refusing to accept the limitations of age.” – The Guardian

“Thelma is a highly entertaining watch from start to finish.” – The Upcoming