Zola (2020)

Directed by

Janicza Bravo

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 286 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A part-time stripper goes on a road trip to Tampa with a new friend to make money dancing. The trip quickly spirals into a dangerous situation she did not expect.

fast-pacedunsettlingdarkly comictensestylishchaoticrawsuspenseful

What happens

Zola (stylized as @zola) is a 2020 American black comedy crime film directed by Janicza Bravo and co-written by Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris. It is based on a viral Twitter thread from 2015 by A'Ziah "Zola" King and the resulting Rolling Stone article "Zola Tells All: The Real Story Behind the Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted" by David Kushner. Starring Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, and Colman Domingo, the film follows a part-time stripper who is convinced by her new friend to go on a road trip to Tampa, Florida to earn money dancing, only to get in over her head. Zola premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It was theatrically released in the United States on June 30, 2021, following a year's delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It received highly positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards the screenplay, performances (particularly those of Paige, Keough, and Domingo), and editing, and earned a leading seven nominations at the 37th Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay with two wins for Best Female Lead for Paige and Best Editing for Joi McMillon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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