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Zola

Zola

Y'all wanna hear a story?

20216.11h 26m

Overview

A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.

Directed by Janicza Bravo
Written by David Kushner, Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris
Produced by David Hinojosa, Vince Jolivette, Christine Vachon
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $3.5M

Top Cast

Taylour Paige

Taylour Paige

Zola

Riley Keough

Riley Keough

Stefani

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

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Nicholas Braun

Nicholas Braun

Derrek

Ari'el Stachel

Ari'el Stachel

Sean

Nelcie Souffrant

Nelcie Souffrant

Gail

Nasir Rahim

Nasir Rahim

Jonathan

Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell

Dion

T

Ts Madison

Hollywood

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Latasha Glenn

Dancer

Themes & Keywords

floridawaitressnarrationstripperbased on true storypole dancerboyfriendtwitterroad moviewoman directorsex workertampa, floridaeuphoric

About Zola

Zola is a comedy, crime, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of florida, waitress, narration, stripper, based on true story, pole dancer. Directed by Janicza Bravo, it stars Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Colman Domingo. A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.

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