Thelma
Top 10 Billed Cast
Vincent Fleury
Adrienne Forster
Le réceptionniste
Le beau-père
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Overview
Vincent, a down-at-the-heels French cab driver, desparately in need of cash for child support is intrigued when Thelma charters his cab for a trip to Crete. As they travel, talk and flirt, they become friends but the situation grows complicated when Vincent discovers that Telma is a trans woman. Will Vincent decide to explore a country that he's never been to?
Release Date
2002-06-19
Average
4.5
Rating:
2.3 startsTagline
What does she have that others don't?
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