Lola (, also known as Lola and the Sea) is a 2019 Belgian-French drama film written and directed by Laurent Micheli. It stars Mya Bollaers, in her acting debut, as an 18-year-old transgender girl grieving the death of her mother. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival.
At the 10th Magritte Awards, Lola received seven nominations, including Best Film and Best Director for Laurent Micheli, winning Most Promising Actress for Mya Bollaers and Best Production Design for Catherine Cosme. Bollaers became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for the award.
Plot Lola, a young transgender woman who has been living apart from her family for two years, is preparing for gender-affirming surgery while sharing an apartment in Brussels with her friend Antoine. The sudden death of her mother compels her to reconnect with her estranged father, Philippe, with whom she has had a strained relationship. Together, they embark on a journey to fulfill the late mother's final wishes, traveling to the Belgian coast to scatter her ashes.
Cast Mya Bollaers as Lola Benoît Magimel as Philippe Sami Outalbali as Samir Jérémy Zagba as Antoine Els Deceukelier as the club's owner
Critical reception On review aggregator website AlloCiné, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 20 critics.
Accolades Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResultAngoulême Francophone Film FestivalBest Film César AwardBest Foreign Film Golden Ibis AwardBest Film Best ScreenplayLaurent Micheli Best ActorBenoît Magimel Best ActressMya Bollaers Best Original ScoreRaf Keunen Lumière AwardsBest International Co-Production Magritte AwardBest Film Best DirectorLaurent Micheli Best ScreenplayLaurent Micheli Most Promising ActressMya Bollaers Best Production DesignCatherine Cosme Best Original ScoreRaf Keunen Best EditingJulie Naas Namur Film FestivalCinevox Award
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