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Lola and the Sea

Lola and the Sea

20196.41h 30m

Overview

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...

Directed by Laurent Micheli
Written by Laurent Micheli
Produced by Sébastien Haguenauer, Benoît Roland
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Top Cast

Mya Bollaers

Mya Bollaers

Lola

Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Philippe

Els Deceukelier

Els Deceukelier

La patronne

Sami Outalbali

Sami Outalbali

Samir

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Jeremie Zagba

Antoine

Anemone Valcke

Anemone Valcke

La danseuse

Adriana Da Fonseca

Adriana Da Fonseca

La secrétaire médicale

Delphine Bibet

Delphine Bibet

La chirurgienne

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Felix Vannoorenberghe

Maxime

Denis Mpunga

Denis Mpunga

Le prêtre

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Themes & Keywords

death of motherlgbtestranged father

About Lola and the Sea

Lola and the Sea is a drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of death of mother, lgbt, estranged father. Directed by Laurent Micheli, it stars Mya Bollaers, Benoît Magimel, Els Deceukelier. 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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