Lola vers la Mer (2019)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 87 minuten
Alternative titles: Lola / Lola and the Sea
Country:
Belgium / France
Directed by: Laurent Micheli
Stars: Mya Bollaers, Benoît Magimel and Els Deceukelier
IMDb score:
6,7 (770)
Releasedate: 11 December 2019
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Lola vers la Mer plot
Lola, an 18-year-old blonde, lives in foster care with Samir, her only friend. Impulsive and lonely, she tries to get her diploma as a veterinary assistant. When her mother Catherine dies, her father Philippe makes sure that Lola will have to miss the funeral ceremony. Two years earlier, Philippe threw her out of the parental home because she is transsexual. Philippe is determined to fulfill Catherine's dying wish: that her ashes be scattered in the North Sea and in the dunes near her parental home.
Actors and actresses
Philippe
Lola
La patronne
Samir
Antoine
La danseuse
La secrétaire médicale
La chirurgienne
Maxime
Le prêtre
Reviews & comments
Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
Following Girl (2018), this is a Walloon equivalent on transsexuality. Where we still find a compliant understanding father and even environment in Girl, the understanding is less great here. It is the common thread throughout the film in which the deceased mother is the only thing that keeps them together. There are already deep wounds that cannot simply be erased.
What follows is an interesting portrait between father and daughter/son. It is a serene film, hard and tender at the same time, in which people each go in search of love and security. The film seems sincere and has some nice scenes. Great acting and a great ending do the rest for this enjoyable film. Not the best, but certainly more than decent. Nice to have seen.
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BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
I already suspected beforehand that I would like this film about the tense relationship between a father and his transgender son/daughter. That came true. I think it's a beautiful film with an overall endearing drama. Compliments from Mya Bollaers, who credibly portrays her complicated role. Not an absolute winner, but very nice.
The title is a phonetic find.
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mjk87 (moderator films)
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- 14602 messages
- 4555 votes
In itself a beautiful portrait and visually nice, but the film gets stuck in clichés and thus never manages to surprise or fascinate. The film is presented as a road trip to the North Sea coast, but why that can't just be done in a three-hour drive has remained unknown to me. Nicely played, but the actors do not manage to save the weak script either. 2.5*.
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