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LOLA

LOLA

Drama · Science Fiction · War · 2023

Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, two ingenious sisters, create LOLA, a miraculous machine.

Movie details

LOLA

“Making history will never be the same again”

2023 Drama · Science Fiction · War 1h 19m

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6.4 / 10

Community rating

Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, two ingenious sisters, create LOLA, a miraculous machine.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Andrew Legge

Written by

Andrew Legge · Angeli Macfarlane

Emma Appleton

Emma Appleton

Thomasina Hanbury

Stefanie Martini

Stefanie Martini

Martha Hanbury

Rory Fleck-Byrne

Rory Fleck-Byrne

Lt. Sebastian Holloway

Aaron Monaghan

Aaron Monaghan

Major. Henry Cobcroft

T

Theodora Brabazon Legge

Young Thomasina Hanbury

F

Francesca Brabazon Legge

Young Martha Hanbury

E

Eva O'Brien

Teenage Thomasina

Court is in session

Put LOLA on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.