Nancy Stokes, a retired schoolteacher, is pretty sure she has never had good sex. Now that her husband has died, she is determined to take a tour of sexual vistas that until now she has only imagined. She even has a plan; it involves an anonymous hotel room, and a sex worker who calls himself Leo Grande.
Directed by Sophie Hyde
hotel room
widow
sexual repression
sexual desire
older woman younger man relationship
sexual awakening
woman director
sex worker
sexual encounter
nervousness
self image
sex
adventure
retired teacher
Rank
#100 in 2022·#3316 overall
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Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
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Cast
Emma Thompson
Nancy Stokes
Daryl McCormack
Leo Grande
Isabella Laughland
Becky Foster
Les Mabaleka
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Crew
Katy Brand
Creator
Sophie Hyde
Director
Katy Brand
Screenplay
Stephen Rennicks
Original Music Composer
Adrian Politowski
Producer
Katy Brand
Executive Producer
Nadia Khamlichi
Executive Producer
Sophie Hyde
Executive Producer
Miren Marañón
Production Designer
Miren Marañón
Production Design
Naomi Donne
Makeup & Hair
Popular Reviews
365 reviews
Dove
8.0★ · 05/07/26
Stunning. Sex isn’t taboo. When it’s cared for, it’s love.
Stunning. Sex isn’t taboo. When it’s cared for, it’s love.
Sofia Teixeira
7.0★ · 04/14/26
About regrets.
About regrets.
caitlin
8.0★ · 01/05/26
im not usually a big fan of dialogue driven films but i absolutely adore this film, it teaches so many important lessons and sheds a light on sex work that we often dont get to see
im not usually a big fan of dialogue driven films but i absolutely adore this film, it teaches so many important lessons and sheds a light on sex work that we often dont get to see
