Lola and the Sea

Lola and the Sea

Lola and the Sea

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Lola and the Sea

2019

1h 30m

6.4(66 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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10:15! Productions

Wrong Men

Videos & Trailers

8 videos

Cast & Crew

23 members

Acting

Mya Bollaers

Lola

Mya Bollaers

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Benoît Magimel

Philippe

Benoît Magimel

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Els Deceukelier

La patronne

Els Deceukelier

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Sami Outalbali

Samir

Sami Outalbali

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Jeremie Zagba

Antoine

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Anemone Valcke

La danseuse

Anemone Valcke

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Adriana Da Fonseca

La secrétaire médicale

Adriana Da Fonseca

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Delphine Bibet

La chirurgienne

Delphine Bibet

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Felix Vannoorenberghe

Maxime

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Denis Mpunga

Le prêtre

Denis Mpunga

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Anne-Marie Loop

La voisine

Anne-Marie Loop

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Kris Swinnen

Le client

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Robbie Cleiren

Le pharmacien

Robbie Cleiren

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Mathias Sercu

Policier

Mathias Sercu

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Vincenzo De Jonghe

Policier

Vincenzo De Jonghe

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Rania Saddiki

Solène

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Thao Maerten

Lionel

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Django Schrevens

Adolescent 1

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Jéremy Gillet

Adolescent 2

Jéremy Gillet

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Jules Galland

Enfant Église 1

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Maxime Clausse

Enfant Église 2

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Elise Havelange

Enfant Église 3

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François Brice

Père Maxime

François Brice

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