LOLA
A film by Laurent Micheli
LOLA
A film by Laurent Micheli
WithBenoit MAGIMEL, Mya BOLLAERS
Releases 11/12/2019 11/12/2019 Festival du film francophone d’Angoulême French DistributionLes Films du Losange
International SalesLes Films du Losange
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…
Drame
Press & MediaThe biggest surprise is LOLA by the Belgian director Laurent Micheli who broaches the transgender topic in a luminous way, simultaneously trivial and emotional.” “Along the young Mya Bollaers, a true rising star, Benoit Magimel is wonderful. — TELERAMA
A harmonious and sensitive film on transidentity. — LE PARISIEN
Impossible not to react to the sensitivity of the film. — OUEST FRANCE
It’s also the strenght of LOLA to be both political and pleasant to watch. — LE MONDE
Wonderful Benoit Magimel. — LE FIGARO
LOLA recalls the first films of Xavier Dolan. — LE FIGARO
This first film run by sensitivity is above all carried by a magnificent duo: the revelation Mya Bollaers and Benoît Magimel, tearing in father exceeded by the events. — PREMIERE
By entrusting this role to an actress herself trans, Laurent Micheli succeeds in the miracle of which the cinema, be it francophone or Hollywood, is so often incapable: to respect the identity of the transgender people.” “LOLA is a generous and refreshing film. Poignant and fair. Hard and soft. Committed and necessary. — TETU
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Benoit Roland (Wrong Men – Belgium), Sébastien Haguenauer (10:15! Productions – France)
Belgium, France
French DistributionLes Films du Losange
International SalesLes Films du Losange
Year of production2019
Laurent Micheli
ImageOlivier Boonjing
SoundArnaud Calvar
EditingJulie Naas
Sets DesignCatherine Cosme
MusicRaf Keunen
MixingGilles Benardeau
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