A wry, affectionate coming of very-old-age story, VENUS reunites the team behind both the acclaimed film THE MOTHER and the award-winning television series THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA: director Roger Michell, writer Hanif Kureishi and producer Kevin Loader.

Maurice (O'Toole) and Ian (Phillips) are old friends, veteran English actors who never hit the big time. Now in their seventies, they continue to work (Maurice, for example, is playing a corpse in a television drama) but their comfortable routines and banter over breakfast in a favourite café are disrupted by the arrival from the provinces of Ian's grand-niece, Jessie (Whittaker). She quickly tries her great-uncle's patience. But Maurice is taken with the girl, and proceeds to show her the cultural sights of the capital. Maurice tries to teach Jessie something about life, but in the process he is surprised to discover how very little he actually knows now that his own life is drawing to a close.

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'O'Toole gives a staggering performance -- fearless, defiantly untamed and in its own way a work of art.'- ROLLING STONE

'...poignant...POT may just give the performance of his late career...'- TIME OUT

'...(Jodie Whitaker)...a glittering career awaits.' - THE TIMES

'...Roger Michell's movie gem..a film of such rare joy...'- DAILY MAIL

'...set to be this autumn's hottest release...'- TATLER

'...potential classic....a cast of such cinematic greats...'- DAILY TELEGRAPH