Lola (2024 film)

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Lola
Lola 2024 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Nicola Peltz Beckham
Written byNicola Peltz Beckham
Produced byWill McCance
Starring
Cinematography
  • Madeline Leach
  • Sevdije Kastrati (additional)
Edited by
  • Nick Houy
  • Andrew Leven
Music by
Production
companies
  • Bunny Films
  • Federal Films
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release date
  • February 9, 2024 (2024-02-09)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lola is a 2024 American drama film written and directed by Nicola Peltz Beckham and stars Nicola Peltz Beckham, Raven Goodwin, Richie Merritt, Luke David Blumm, Trevor Long, and Virginia Madsen.

Contents

The film was released in the United States on February 9, 2024.

Plot

Lola James works to save enough money to get her little brother, Arlo, out of their toxic home. Arlo keeps her hopeful, until one tragic night, when her whole world gets uprooted. From that moment on, nothing will ever be the same.

Cast

Production

In March 2021, it was announced that Nicola Peltz Beckham would make her directorial debut co-directing a film with Bria Vinaite that she wrote titled Lola James. [1] The film would star Peltz and Virginia Madsen. [1] Richie Merritt, Trevor Long, Raven Goodwin, and Luke David Blumm also joined the cast. [2]

Principal photography began on March 1, 2021 and concluded on April 15, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. [3]

Release

Lola was released in the United States on February 9, 2024. [4]

Reception

The film received mostly poor reviews. The Guardian states that "Lola, whose protagonist careens from one traumatic experience to the next, doesn’t explore hardship – it exploits it" [5] . Writing for Review Online, Ayeen Forootan states that "there’s nothing really surprising or new to be found in Lola’s poorly scripted and stereotypically melodramatic story, which is mostly realized as typical arrangements of manufactured intensity and overt sentiment-baiting." [6]

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References

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  2. Grobar, Matt (April 1, 2021). "Richie Merritt, Trevor Long, Raven Goodwin & Luke David Blumm Board Indie Drama 'Lola James'". Deadline. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Lola James". Variety Insight . Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. Complex, Valerie (December 1, 2023). "Vertical Lands North American Rights To Nicola Peltz Beckham's Directorial Debut 'Lola'". Yahoo! Movies . Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  5. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/12/lola-movie-nicola-peltz-beckham
  6. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lola_2024