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Lola and the Sea
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Lola and the Sea

2019-12-11 · 90 min · ★ 6.4

Drama

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...

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Production details

Directors
Laurent Micheli
Production companies
10:15! Productions, Wrong Men
Countries
Belgium, France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mya BollaersMya BollaersLola
Benoît MagimelBenoît MagimelPhilippe
Els DeceukelierEls DeceukelierLa patronne
Sami OutalbaliSami OutalbaliSamir
Jeremie ZagbaAntoine
Anemone ValckeAnemone ValckeLa danseuse
Adriana Da FonsecaAdriana Da FonsecaLa secrétaire médicale
Delphine BibetDelphine BibetLa chirurgienne
Felix VannoorenbergheMaxime
Denis MpungaDenis MpungaLe prêtre
Anne-Marie LoopAnne-Marie LoopLa voisine
Kris SwinnenLe client
Robbie CleirenRobbie CleirenLe pharmacien
Mathias SercuMathias SercuPolicier
Vincenzo De JongheVincenzo De JonghePolicier
Rania SaddikiSolène
Thao MaertenLionel
Django SchrevensAdolescent 1
Jéremy GilletJéremy GilletAdolescent 2
Jules GallandEnfant Église 1

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