Lola (2019 film)

Lola (French: Lola vers la mer, 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 a 18-year-old transgender girl grieving the death of her mother. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival.^[1]

Lola
Film poster
Directed by	Laurent Micheli
Produced by	Sébastien Haguenauer Benoit Roland
Starring	Benoît Magimel Mya Bollaers
Edited by	Julie Naas
Release dates	21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) (Angoulême) 11 December 2019 (2019-12-11)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Belgium France
Languages	French Flemish

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.^[2]

Cast

• Mya Bollaers as Lola
• Benoît Magimel as Philippe
• Els Deceukelier as the club's owner
• Sami Outalbali as Samir

Critical reception

On review aggregator website AlloCiné, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 20 critics.^[3]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Angoulême Francophone Film Festival[1]	Best Film		Nominated
César Award[4]	Best Foreign Film		Nominated
Golden Ibis Award[5]	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Laurent Micheli	Won
	Best Actor	Benoît Magimel	Won
	Best Actress	Mya Bollaers	Won
	Best Original Score	Raf Keunen	Nominated
Lumière Awards[6]	Best International Co-Production		Nominated
Magritte Award[2]	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Director	Laurent Micheli	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Laurent Micheli	Nominated
	Most Promising Actress	Mya Bollaers	Won
	Best Production Design	Catherine Cosme	Won
	Best Original Score	Raf Keunen	Nominated
	Best Editing	Julie Naas	Nominated
Namur Film Festival[7]	Cinevox Award		Won