[FILM REVIEW] JIMPA Review (2026)

Summary: Hannah and her non-binary teenager Frances visit her gay grandfather Jimpa in Amsterdam. Frances expresses a desire to stay with their grandfather for a year, challenging Hannah’s parenting beliefs and forcing her to confront past issues.

Year: 2026

Cinema Release Dates:  13th February 2026 (Australia), TBA (Thailand), 22nd May 2026 (UK), 6th February 2026 (USA)

VOD Release Dates: TBA

Country: Australia, Netherlands, Finland

Director: Sophie Hyde

Screenwriter: Matthew Cormack, Sophie Hyde

Cast: Somerset Arnold (Young Emily), Rhemy Ashton (Young Dede), Kate Box (Emily), Nicholas Brown (Mr. Mason), Maya Jean Carey (Young Hannah), Tilda Cobham-Hervey (Self), Olivia Colman (Hannah), Erie de Lanooi (Mark), Indigo Envie (Dylan), Eamon Farren (richard), Amaniah Grace (Young Mark), Daniel Henshall (Dad), Cody Fern (self), Liv Jacobson (Child Emily), Jean Janssens (Bis), Deborah Kennedy (Katherine), Hans Kesting (Uri), John Lithgow (Jim/Jimpa), Aud Mason-Hyde (Frances), Laura McAloney (Young Katherine), Will McNeill (Daniel Blaine), Deobia Oparei (Stephen), Bryn Chapman Parish (Young Jim), Ani Sidzamba (Young Mirjam), Zoe Love Smith (Isa), Teun Stokkel (Young Richard), Jenna Sutch (Sarah Hallam), Hanna van Vliet (Roosje, bartender), Len leo Vincent (Lou), Romana Vrede (Mirjam)

Running Time: 113 mins

Classification: TBC (Australia), TBC (Thailand), TBC (UK), TBC (USA)

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