Zola

20202020
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1h 26m

Riley Keough and Taylour Paige in Zola (2020)

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A stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.A stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.A stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.

Director
- Janicza Bravo
Writers
- Janicza Bravo
- Jeremy O. Harris
- A'Ziah King(based on the tweets by)
Stars

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Awards
- 3 wins & 34 nominations

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A stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.

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Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong sexual content and language throughout, graphic nudity, and violence including a sexual assault.
Parents guide

Trivia
Based on a true story told in a popular twitter thread containing 148 tweets written by Detroit waitress A'Ziah "Zola" King in October 2015. The story quickly went viral, garnering the recognition of people such as Missy Elliott, Solange and Ava DuVernay. About a month later, Rolling Stone magazine published an article interviewing people involved in the story.

Goofs
Zola has said that the scene with the rival pimp being shot never happened. She made it up to embellish her story and make it seem more interesting.

Quotes
[first lines]
Zola: You wanna hear a story about how me and this bitch here fell out? It's kinda long, but it's full of suspense.

Connections
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Soundtracks
But Not For Me
Written by Johnnie Louise Richardson
Performed by The Clickettes
Published by Idea Music
Courtesy of Resnik Group
By arrangement with Gravelpit Music on behalf of Capp Records, Inc. and Music Supervisor, Inc.

Top review

5/10

Not the right fit for A24

I was disappointed in this movie. I expected way too much, so that's my own fault. It follows two strippers on a road trip to Florida. It just felt like not a lot happened. They were on the right track, but they needed to make the story a little more exciting. I was okay with the characters and the performances, but nothing really stood out. Can not recommend.

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Aug 30, 2021

Release date
- June 30, 2021 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- 101films
- Official site
Language
- English
Also known as
- @zola
Filming locations
- Ranch House Grill - South Tampa, Florida, USA
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $4,844,399
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,200,013
- Jul 4, 2021
Gross worldwide
- $4,995,017

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Runtime
1 hour 26 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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