Lola and the Sea

Dec 11, 2019

1h 30m

★ 6.5

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...

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

10:15! Productions

Wrong Men

Lola and the Sea Trailers

Cast

Lola

Mya Bollaers

Philippe

Benoît Magimel

La patronne

Els Deceukelier

Samir

Sami Outalbali

Antoine

Jeremie Zagba

La danseuse

Anemone Valcke

La secrétaire médicale

Adriana Da Fonseca

La chirurgienne

Delphine Bibet

Maxime

Felix Vannoorenberghe

Le prêtre

Denis Mpunga

La voisine

Anne-Marie Loop

Le client

Kris Swinnen

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