Holy Lola

Nov 24, 2004

2h 10m

★ 5.9

Overview

The story of a young couple, Pierre and Geraldine, and their desire for a child, which leads them on a journey of initiation to Cambodia. On their difficult and transformative adventure, they must contend with obstructive authorities and the jealousies and mistrust of a small community of would-be adoptive parents.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

StudioCanal

Little Bear

Les Films Alain Sarde

TF1 Films Production

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Cast

Dr. Pierre Ceyssac

Jacques Gamblin

Géraldine Ceyssac

Isabelle Carré

Marco Folio

Bruno Putzulu

Annie

Lara Guirao

Xavier

Frédéric Pierrot

Sandrine Folio

Maria Pitarresi

Michel

Jean-Yves Roan

Patricia

Séverine Caneele

Yves Fontaine

Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus

Nicole

Anne Loiret

Bernard

Philippe Saïd

Monsieur Khieu

Rithy Panh

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