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ComedyCrime

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

Taylour Paige

Character Name : Zola

Original Name : Taylour Paige

Gender : Female

Riley Keough

Character Name : Stefani

Original Name : Riley Keough

Gender : Female

Colman Domingo

Character Name : X

Original Name : Colman Domingo

Gender : Male

Nicholas Braun

Character Name : Derrek

Original Name : Nicholas Braun

Gender : Male

Ari'el Stachel

Character Name : Sean

Original Name : Ari'el Stachel

Gender : Male

Nelcie Souffrant

Character Name : Gail

Original Name : Nelcie Souffrant

Gender : Female

Nasir Rahim

Character Name : Jonathan

Original Name : Nasir Rahim

Gender : Male

Jason Mitchell

Character Name : Dion

Original Name : Jason Mitchell

Gender : Male

Ts Madison

Character Name : Hollywood

Original Name : Ts Madison

Gender : Female

Latasha Glenn

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Latasha Glenn

Gender : Female

Kalesha Johnson

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Kalesha Johnson

Gender : Male

Natalie Mimms

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Natalie Mimms

Gender : Male

Shadae Mitchell

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Shadae Mitchell

Gender : Male

Oleika Redd

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Oleika Redd

Gender : Female

Tommy Foxhill

Character Name : Tommy Tony

Original Name : Tommy Foxhill

Gender : Male

Ben Bladon

Character Name : Kay

Original Name : Ben Bladon

Gender : Male

Tony DeMil

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Tony DeMil

Gender : Male

Ernest Emmanuel Peeples

Character Name : Hee

Original Name : Ernest Emmanuel Peeples

Gender : Male

Joseph Sanders

Character Name : Liquor Store Clerk

Original Name : Joseph Sanders

Gender : Male

Brett Chesebro

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Brett Chesebro

Gender : Male

Carl Collanus

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Carl Collanus

Gender : Male

Jay Dersahagian

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Jay Dersahagian

Gender : Male

Rusty Dumhoff

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Rusty Dumhoff

Gender : Male

Mark Fiedler

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Mark Fiedler

Gender : Male

Alex Flash

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Alex Flash

Gender : Male

Matt Harding

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Matt Harding

Gender : Male

Richard Lariviere

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Richard Lariviere

Gender : Male

Bob Lawton

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Bob Lawton

Gender : Male

Ernest Lee Wilson, Jr.

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Ernest Lee Wilson, Jr.

Gender : Male

Josh Locy

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Josh Locy

Gender : Male

Pedro Armando Medina

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Pedro Armando Medina

Gender : Male

Thomas Nash

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Thomas Nash

Gender : Male

Bill Pierce

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Bill Pierce

Gender : Male

Michael Worden

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Michael Worden

Gender : Male

Kyle Williams

Character Name : Caller

Original Name : Kyle Williams

Gender : Male

Andrew Romano

Character Name : Hotel Waiter

Original Name : Andrew Romano

Gender : Male

Sophie Hall

Character Name : Baybe

Original Name : Sophie Hall

Gender : Female

Angelo Diaz

Character Name : Juan

Original Name : Angelo Diaz

Gender : Male

Rico Paris

Character Name : Juan

Original Name : Rico Paris

Gender : Male

Michael Aceveda

Character Name : Juan

Original Name : Michael Aceveda

Gender : Male

Anibal Echevarria Bonet

Character Name : Juan

Original Name : Anibal Echevarria Bonet

Gender : Male

Max Guevara

Character Name : Juan

Original Name : Max Guevara

Gender : Male

Harold Hernandez

Character Name : Juan

Original Name : Harold Hernandez

Gender : Male

David Rodriguez

Character Name : Juan

Original Name : David Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Bernard Lyght

Character Name : Man Pulled Over

Original Name : Bernard Lyght

Gender : Male

Michael Opal

Character Name : Cop

Original Name : Michael Opal

Gender : Male

Eric Salas

Character Name : Cop

Original Name : Eric Salas

Gender : Male

Doug Walker

Character Name : Steel Drum Player

Original Name : Doug Walker

Gender : Male

Jarquale Stewart

Character Name : CC

Original Name : Jarquale Stewart

Gender : Male

Drew Rin Varick

Character Name : Man At Pool

Original Name : Drew Rin Varick

Gender : Male

Megan Hayes

Character Name : Joan (uncredited)

Original Name : Megan Hayes

Gender : Female

Reviews

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

@screenzealots

2021-06-23

“You wanna hear a story about why me and this b--ch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.” On paper (or on an iPhone screen), “Zola” sounds like one of the worst ever ideas for a feature-length film. Based on a real-life Twitter thread between a Hooters waitress and a stripper, this stranger than fiction story played out over social media in 2015 — and damn if it doesn’t make for a wildly original, outrageously entertaining movie. Zola (Taylour Paige) meets Stefani (Riley Keough) at a restaurant in Detroit, where the two begin chatting about their common interest: pole dancing. Soon after they meet, Stefani invites Zola on a cross-country road trip to Tampa, where they hope to make thousands of dollars dancing in the swanky Florida strip clubs. What starts out as a promising business venture turns into an absolutely crazy (and dangerous) outing with violent pimps, prostitution, attempted suicide, and murder. You have to see it to believe it. It’s crazy. The story is (mostly) true, and writer – director Janicza Bravo focuses on Zola’s side of the story (although Stefani has a chance to present her version in one of the most hilarious bits in the film). You could say it’s all about individual perspective, but Zola is presented as the lone truth teller. Will we ever know the full truth? It’s unlikely. The performances are as sensational as the story, with challenging and risky roles for all of the actors involved. Paige and Keough (in what was my favorite performance at Sundance this year) are particularly fearless as they go all-in on Zola and Stefani, Nicholas Braun is sympathetic as a kind, long-suffering boyfriend, and Colman Domingo is downright frightening as an intimidating, violent pimp. The cast takes the script and runs wild with it, and it works. Bravo has achieved something incredible here, as she literally takes tweets and has crafted them into a saucy screenplay. The film has an appealing eccentricity to it, and it’s directed with a tongue-in-cheek style that fits the material like a glove. Her attention to detail is stellar, and the look of the film is perfectly matched to its source material. “Zola” has a few missteps and feels overly long, but the confidence from Bravo and her cast makes the majority of its flaws disappear. It manages to stay funny, even when things get very, very dark. This is one of those wacky movies that is sure to be talked about, if only for the sheer insanity of the story.

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beyondthecineramadome

@beyondthecineramadome

2022-07-15

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r96sk

@r96sk

2022-07-11