Lola

2019

1h 33m

Drama

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71%

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7 Reviews

Just when Lola, 18 years old and transgender, learns that she can finally have surgery, her mother, who is her only financial support, passes away. Abiding by her mother's last wishes, Lola and her father, who are permanently in conflict and have not seen each other for two years, undertake a journey all the way to the Belgian coast. They realize the outcome of the journey may not be the one they were both expecting...

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Mya Bollaers is a magnetic presence in this Belgian-French film that approaches the story of an adolescent trans girl and her estranged father with good intentions but a thuddingly unsubtle directorial approach.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 20, 2021

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Bollaers works well with co-star Benoît Magimel and together they do their best to raise the standard of this well-meaning but basically unsatisfying work.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 13, 2021

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

The story beats are familiar, but they're handled with grace.

Rated: B

Jul 6, 2023

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Tim Brennan

About Boulder

Where Micheli truly excels is as a screenwriter. He focuses on the fraught relationship between Lola and Phillippe, one battered by severe resentment and mistrust. Better yet is that Micheli’s characters are fully formed and fully flawed.

Jun 26, 2023

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Matthew Turner

VODzilla.co

Micheli has a strong grasp of tone and displays admirable restraint, ultimately finding strong emotion in small moments rather than pulling out the sort of big speeches youd expect in a Hollywood remake.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 25, 2022

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Chris Wasser

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

Writer/director Laurent Micheli presents us with a well-intentioned and beautifully performed set-up. Alas, it's a frustrating and surprisingly shallow piece of work.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 29, 2021

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Laurent Micheli

Director

Benoît Magimel

Philippe

Mya Bollaers

Lola

Els Deceukelier

La patronne

Sami Outalbali

Samir

Jérémy Sagba

Antoine

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Synopsis

Just when Lola, 18 years old and transgender, learns that she can finally have surgery, her mother, who is her only financial support, passes away. Abiding by her mother's last wishes, Lola and her father, who are permanently in conflict and have not seen each other for two years, undertake a journey all the way to the Belgian coast. They realize the outcome of the journey may not be the one they were both expecting...

Director: Laurent Micheli
Screenwriter: Laurent Micheli
Production Co: Proximus, BNP Paribas Fortis Film Fund, 10:15! Productions, Lunanime, Wrong Men North, RTBF
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Runtime: 1h 33m
Aspect Ratio: Academy (1.33:1)