Director: Josh Margolin
An ordinary romance quietly tips into the extraordinary in Thelma, a genre-blending drama that treats a woman's newly discovered powers as an emotional revelation rather than a special-effects showcase.
What is Thelma about?
Thelma centers on a woman whose life is reordered the moment she allows herself to fall in love again. What begins as a tentative, believable relationship soon opens into something stranger: she starts to notice abilities in herself that defy easy explanation, and the film treats that discovery with curiosity instead of spectacle. Rather than racing toward action-movie payoffs, the story stays close to her internal experience — the disorientation of realizing you are not who you thought you were, and the pull between wanting connection and wanting to understand this new part of yourself. The film moves fluidly across drama, mystery, and a touch of horror and science-fiction atmosphere, using tone shifts to mirror how unsettling it can be when love and self-discovery arrive at the same time. It resists tidy answers, letting mood and character carry scenes that a more conventional thriller might rush through.
Cast & crew
June Squibb anchors the film with a performance that balances warmth and unease, supported by Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, and Parker Posey in roles that keep the tone grounded even as the plot edges into the fantastical. Director Josh Margolin favors restraint over spectacle, giving the ensemble room to carry the film's stranger turns through performance rather than effects.
Context & significance
A Switzerland–United States co-production, Thelma sits at the intersection of intimate character drama and speculative fiction, a combination that has become more common as filmmakers use fantastical elements to externalize emotional states rather than to build conventional genre thrills. Its blend of romance, mystery, and light horror gives it a tone distinct from more formulaic entries in any single one of those genres.
Where & how to watch
Thelma is available to stream on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, making it accessible to Farsi-speaking households in either format. Watching requires only a free K-Time account; anyone can read about the film on this page first without needing to log in.