Cert: 15
Lola And The Sea
Lola (Mya Bollaers), 18 years old and transgender, emboldened by her life changing transition, suddenly learns of her beloved mother’s passing. Returning to the family home, Lola immediately comes into conflict with her estranged father, Phillipe (Benoît Magimel). Driven together by the common goal to fulfil her mother’s last wishes, Lola and her father reluctantly embark on a journey to the North Sea. Along the way, they will learn to listen to one another and begin to see each other’s family history in a new light
Belgian director Laurent Micheli captures the complexity of a family overwhelmed by grief and a father who had always rejected his daughter, unable to accept the loss of the son he once had.