Whatever Lola Wants
2007•1h 55m•6.1•Released
Drama
A Brooklyn postal worker follows her Egyptian boyfriend to Cairo where she takes belly-dancing lessons from a legendary but disgraced Egyptian dancer.
Director
Nabil Ayouch
Writer
Nabil Ayouch, Jane Hawksley, Nathalie Saugeon
Languages
English, Arabic
Studio
Pathé Renn Productions
Cast
Laura Ramsey
Lola
Achmed Akkabi
Yussef
Milia Ayache
Yasmine
Assaad Bouab
Zack
Carmen Lebbos
Ismahan
Hichem Rostom
Nasser
Nadim Sawalha
Adham
Abdelkader Lofti
Choukri
Ioana Alfonso
Student / Dancer
Ahmed Boulane
Sleazy Man
Jennica Carmona
Marilyn Dobrin
Mariam Fakhr Eddine
Mrs. Aida
Gabriela Garcia
Abdellatif Khamouli
Ramses Club Owner
Production
Company
Pathé Renn Productions
Company
Les Films du Nouveau Monde
Producer
Jake Eberts
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