Zola
- Y'all wanna hear a story?
A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.
Release Date : 2021-06-30
Language :EnglishSpanish
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : Killer FilmsRamona FilmsGigi Films
Production Country : United States of America
Alternative Titles : @Zola
Cast
Character Name : Zola
Original Name : Taylour Paige
Gender : Female
Character Name : Stefani
Original Name : Riley Keough
Gender : Female
Character Name : X
Original Name : Colman Domingo
Gender : Male
Character Name : Derrek
Original Name : Nicholas Braun
Gender : Male
Character Name : Sean
Original Name : Ari'el Stachel
Gender : Male
Character Name : Gail
Original Name : Nelcie Souffrant
Gender : Female
Character Name : Jonathan
Original Name : Nasir Rahim
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dion
Original Name : Jason Mitchell
Gender : Male
Character Name : Hollywood
Original Name : Ts Madison
Gender : Female
Character Name : Dancer
Original Name : Latasha Glenn
Gender : Female
Character Name : Dancer
Original Name : Kalesha Johnson
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dancer
Original Name : Natalie Mimms
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dancer
Original Name : Shadae Mitchell
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dancer
Original Name : Oleika Redd
Gender : Female
Character Name : Tommy Tony
Original Name : Tommy Foxhill
Gender : Male
Character Name : Kay
Original Name : Ben Bladon
Gender : Male
Character Name : Joe
Original Name : Tony DeMil
Gender : Male
Character Name : Hee
Original Name : Ernest Emmanuel Peeples
Gender : Male
Character Name : Liquor Store Clerk
Original Name : Joseph Sanders
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Brett Chesebro
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Carl Collanus
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Jay Dersahagian
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Rusty Dumhoff
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Mark Fiedler
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Alex Flash
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Matt Harding
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Richard Lariviere
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Bob Lawton
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Ernest Lee Wilson, Jr.
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Josh Locy
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Pedro Armando Medina
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Thomas Nash
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Bill Pierce
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Michael Worden
Gender : Male
Character Name : Caller
Original Name : Kyle Williams
Gender : Male
Character Name : Hotel Waiter
Original Name : Andrew Romano
Gender : Male
Character Name : Baybe
Original Name : Sophie Hall
Gender : Female
Character Name : Juan
Original Name : Angelo Diaz
Gender : Male
Character Name : Juan
Original Name : Rico Paris
Gender : Male
Character Name : Juan
Original Name : Michael Aceveda
Gender : Male
Character Name : Juan
Original Name : Anibal Echevarria Bonet
Gender : Male
Character Name : Juan
Original Name : Max Guevara
Gender : Male
Character Name : Juan
Original Name : Harold Hernandez
Gender : Male
Character Name : Juan
Original Name : David Rodriguez
Gender : Male
Character Name : Man Pulled Over
Original Name : Bernard Lyght
Gender : Male
Character Name : Cop
Original Name : Michael Opal
Gender : Male
Character Name : Cop
Original Name : Eric Salas
Gender : Male
Character Name : Steel Drum Player
Original Name : Doug Walker
Gender : Male
Character Name : CC
Original Name : Jarquale Stewart
Gender : Male
Character Name : Man At Pool
Original Name : Drew Rin Varick
Gender : Male
Character Name : Joan (uncredited)
Original Name : Megan Hayes
Gender : Female
Reviews
beyondthecineramadome
@beyondthecineramadome
2022-07-15
Full review: https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/american-nightmare-zola-review Janicza Bravo’s long-awaited star of Sundance, _@zola_, could not feel more timely, despite the year-long delay. Adapted from the viral Twitter thread of 2015 by Aziah “Zola” King, @zola tells the story of a trip to Tampa gone horribly wrong. After a chance meeting in a Detroit restaurant, Zola (an impeccable Taylour Paige) agrees to accompany Stefani (Riley Keough), Stefani’s roommate X (Colman Domingo), and Stefani’s boyfriend (Nicolas Braun) on a trip to Tampa to earn money by dancing in strip clubs. Stefani has done this before and assures Zola that she can make really good money. What follows is a nightmare of Floridian proportions.
r96sk
@r96sk
2022-07-11
Different, but I actually liked it. 'Zola' takes a few scenes to get into it and to get used to the stylistic choices, namely with the editing and dialogue, though by the end I did in fact enjoy this film. It's a bonkers story, one that I semi heard about when it became known that a film was going to be made based on a thread of tweets. It's probably much better than it was any right to be in truth, all things considered, but the filmmakers made it work and deserve credit for that - and also for the astutely chosen short run time, too. The acting talent bring noteworthy performances, with particularly Taylour Paige and also Riley Keough putting in the work. Colman Domingo is also good - I already like that guy from TV's 'Fear the Walking Dead', so it's always a pleasure to see him act elsewhere. Recommended.
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