Lola (2019 film)

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Lola
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Film poster
Directed by Laurent Micheli
Produced bySébastien Haguenauer
Benoit Roland
Starring Benoît Magimel
Mya Bollaers
Edited byJulie Naas
Release dates
  • 21 September 2019 (2019-09-21)(Angoulême)
  • 11 December 2019 (2019-12-11)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguagesFrench
Flemish

Lola (French : Lola vers la mer, also known as Lola and the Sea) is a 2019 Belgian-French drama film written and directed by Laurent Micheli. It stars Mya Bollaers, in her acting debut, as a 18-year-old transgender girl grieving the death of her mother. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival. [1]

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At the 10th Magritte Awards, Lola received seven nominations, including Best Film and Best Director for Laurent Micheli, winning Most Promising Actress for Mya Bollaers and Best Production Design for Catherine Cosme. Bollaers became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for the award. [2]

Cast

Critical reception

On review aggregator website AlloCiné, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 20 critics. [3]

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Angoulême Francophone Film Festival [1] Best FilmNominated
César Award [4] Best Foreign Film Nominated
Golden Ibis Award [5] Best FilmNominated
Best ScreenplayLaurent MicheliWon
Best ActorBenoît MagimelWon
Best ActressMya BollaersWon
Best Original ScoreRaf KeunenNominated
Lumières Award [6] Best International FilmNominated
Magritte Award [2] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Laurent MicheliNominated
Best Screenplay Laurent MicheliNominated
Most Promising Actress Mya BollaersWon
Best Production Design Catherine CosmeWon
Best Original Score Raf KeunenNominated
Best Editing Julie NaasNominated
Namur Film Festival [7] Cinevox AwardWon

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References

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