LOLA

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LOLA

Released Aug 4, 2023

1h 19m

Sci-Fi

War

Drama

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1941, sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, LOLA, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. This allows them to listen to iconic music before it has been made, place bets knowing what the outcome will be and embrace their inner punk well before the movement came into existence. But with the Second World War escalating, the sisters decide to use the machine for good to intercept information from the future that could help with military intelligence. The machine initially proves to be a huge success, rapidly twisting the fortunes of the war against the Nazis. While Thom becomes intoxicated by LOLA, Mars begins to realize the terrible consequences of its power.

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Critics Consensus

LOLA stylishly fuses time-travel and found footage elements to craft a clever what-if story that buzzes with timeless ingenuity.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

A very independently spirited film that deserves to find an audience.

Aug 27, 2024

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Working with vintage film cameras and period lenses, the cinematographer Oona Menges creates images that seem infused with rationed cigarette smoke.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 11, 2023

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Kaleem Aftab

Time Out

There’s much to admire here, but with Legge’s keen eye for the technical side of cinema stronger than his narrative impulses, LOLA ultimately has to go down as an ambitious failure.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 11, 2023

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Clotilde Chinnici

Loud and Clear Reviews

As the film goes on, it seems to ask us – and its protagonists – if it is really possible to change the future for the best.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 15, 2024

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Milana Vujkov

Lola On Film

Stylish and perfectly-formed cinematic coup, with a genius archival mix of film stock [...] a zany and witty Gen Z fantasy of saving-the-world, while elegantly sipping wine in chichi period clothes, in a fashionably derelict mansion.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 1, 2023

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Norman Gidney

HorrorBuzz

A cerebral, sci-fi thriller that works.

Rated: 8/10

Aug 27, 2023

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Peter S

Very pleasantly surprised by this delightful gem of a movie. Very clever and a lot of fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/27/25

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J M

Vertigo ! The camera work was chaotic, story confusing, but the old footage was sobering. Song and dance routine was annoying. Choppy, and dizzying.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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Kalissa H

Very unique. Cool ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/08/25

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Boopi H

excellent story on how we should never try to help out a military even in war time. Turing is another good example.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/17/25

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nina n

The form and narrative lose out a little in favor of the visual atmosphere and the chosen format, which, by the way, are judicious and work wonderfully. And then, for once, it's women who are looking to travel through time, and they're doing it - a first, don't you think? There's plenty of emotion and enough twists and turns to make us forget all the little bumps in the road. Oh yes, by the way: long live David Bowie!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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Tom M

Clever concept. Using documentary footage and low budget but impressive storytelling, this is an engrossing tale of the dangers of meddling with the time line.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Synopsis

1941, sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, LOLA, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. This allows them to listen to iconic music before it has been made, place bets knowing what the outcome will be and embrace their inner punk well before the movement came into existence. But with the Second World War escalating, the sisters decide to use the machine for good to intercept information from the future that could help with military intelligence. The machine initially proves to be a huge success, rapidly twisting the fortunes of the war against the Nazis. While Thom becomes intoxicated by LOLA, Mars begins to realize the terrible consequences of its power.

Director: Andrew Legge
Producer: Alan Maher, John Wallace
Screenwriter: Andrew Legge, Angeli MacFarlane, Andrew Legge, Angeli Macfarlane
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Genre: Sci-Fi, War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 4, 2023
Runtime: 1h 19m

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