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LOLA

LOLA

Making history will never be the same again

20236.41h 19m

Overview

Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, two ingenious sisters, create LOLA, a miraculous machine.

Directed by Andrew Legge
Written by Andrew Legge, Angeli Macfarlane, Jessica Ashworth
Produced by John Wallace, Alan Maher
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Top Cast

Emma Appleton

Emma Appleton

Thomasina Hanbury

Stefanie Martini

Stefanie Martini

Martha Hanbury

Rory Fleck-Byrne

Rory Fleck-Byrne

Lt. Sebastian Holloway

Aaron Monaghan

Aaron Monaghan

Major. Henry Cobcroft

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Theodora Brabazon Legge

Young Thomasina Hanbury

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Francesca Brabazon Legge

Young Martha Hanbury

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Eva O'Brien

Teenage Thomasina

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Chacha Seigne

Lola Hanbury

Shaun Boylan

Shaun Boylan

Reginald Watson

Neil Hannon

Neil Hannon

Reginald Watson (voice)

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipdystopiaworld war iitime machinefound footageanti-nazi resistancealternate timelineorphan siblingsunintended consequencesanti-naziuchroniawhimsical

About LOLA

LOLA is a drama, science fiction, war film released in 2023 exploring themes of sibling relationship, dystopia, world war ii, time machine, found footage, anti-nazi resistance. Directed by Andrew Legge, it stars Emma Appleton, Stefanie Martini, Rory Fleck-Byrne. Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, two ingenious sisters, create LOLA, a miraculous machine.

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