Lola (2024 film)
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Directed by | Nicola Peltz Beckham |
Written by | Nicola Peltz Beckham |
Produced by | Will McCance |
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Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Lola is a 2024 American drama film written and directed by Nicola Peltz Beckham, who stars alongside Raven Goodwin, Richie Merritt, Luke David Blumm, Trevor Long, and Virginia Madsen. The film was released in the United States on February 9, 2024.
Plot
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Cast
- Nicola Peltz Beckham as Lola James
- Raven Goodwin as Babina, Lola's best friend
- Richie Merritt as Malachi, Lola's boyfriend
- Luke David Blumm as Arlo, Lola's nine-year-old brother
- Trevor Long as Trick, Mona's boyfriend
- Virginia Madsen as Mona
- Will Peltz as Frankie
Production
In March 2021, it was announced that Nicola Peltz Beckham would make her directorial debut co-directing a film with Bria Vinaite that she wrote titled Lola James.[1] The film would star Peltz and Virginia Madsen.[1] Richie Merritt, Trevor Long, Raven Goodwin, and Luke David Blumm also joined the cast.[2] Principal photography began on March 1, 2021 and concluded on April 15, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.[3]
Release
Lola was released in the United States on February 9, 2024.[4]
Reception
The Guardian described Lola as "poverty porn - the exploitation of the conditions of poverty for entertainment and artistic recognition" adding that "Lola, whose protagonist careens from one traumatic experience to the next, doesn’t explore hardship – it exploits it."[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 22, 2021). "Nicola Peltz To Co-Direct & Star In Indie Drama 'Lola James'; Virginia Madsen Also Set". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 1, 2021). "Richie Merritt, Trevor Long, Raven Goodwin & Luke David Blumm Board Indie Drama 'Lola James'". Deadline. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Lola James". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ↑ Complex, Valerie (December 1, 2023). "Vertical Lands North American Rights To Nicola Peltz Beckham's Directorial Debut 'Lola'". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Nicola Peltz Beckham, a billionaire's daughter, made a movie about abject poverty. It's as bad as you think". The Guardian. April 12, 2024.
External links
- Lola at IMDb
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- 2024 films
- 2024 directorial debut films
- 2020s American films
- 2020s English-language films
- American drama films
- American independent films
- American pregnancy films
- Films about alcoholism
- Films about cocaine
- Films about dysfunctional families
- Films about poverty in the United States
- Films about rape in the United States
- Films about strippers
- Films scored by Quincy Jones
- Vertical Entertainment films