Zola is a film that tells the story of two sisters, Kristen and Daphne. The girls grow up in poverty and isolation, eventually turning to crime for money. Zola zeros in on the love affair between Daphne and a drug dealer named Kelvin who frequents their neighbourhood. This relationship has serious consequences for not only themselves but also those around them.
Release date:
30 June 2021
Cast and characters:
– Kristen: The protagonist, who is 12 years old when her mother leaves. She has to grow up quickly and take on responsibilities that are more appropriate for adults.
– Daphne: Kristen’s older sister by two years. A tough girl from the streets who becomes a drug dealer and also loves Kelvin with abandon; she’s not afraid of anything or anyone.
– Kelvin: A drug dealer who frequents their neighbourhood, he is the love of Daphne’s life and she has no qualms about risking her safety to be with him.
– Alice: Kristen’s mother left them when they were kids because she couldn’t handle raising two girls on her own after divorce from their father, but Alice is a wild one and often neglects her own child in favour of partying.
– Marilyn: Kristen’s grandmother tries to keep the children on track with structure and rules.
– Lola: Daphne’s daughter from Kelvin, who she loves fiercely even though they share a rocky relationship due to their differences.
– Keith: Kristen’s husband from whom she separated in the wake of her affair with Kelvin.
– Mama: Marilyn’s mother is a devout, religious woman and was disappointed in Marilyn when she married her first husband.
Plot details:
Zola is a huge ensemble zom-com. The film tells the story of three generations of women navigating their lives in New York City and deals with themes such as race, infidelity, and abortion.
Zola is a zoom-com film set in New York City that tells the story of three generations of women navigating their lives. The film tackles themes such as race, infidelity, and abortion. It’s an ensemble cast with Daphne Kilimanjaro played by Lupita Nyong’o, Hattie White played by Jennifer Nettles, and Marilyn Monroe played by Zendaya.
It also stars Regina Hall, Cloris Leachman, Yara Shahidi and many more. The Zola movie also stars Regina Hall, Cloris Leachman, Yara Shahidi and many more. It tackles themes such as race, infidelity, and abortion.
Theme:
Zola film review is a zooming-com view on the complicated lives of three generations of African women in America who have survived emotional abuse to find empowerment through their shared stories.
The cast includes Lupita Nyong’o, Jennifer Nettles (Hattie White), Zendaya (Marilyn Monroe), Regina Hall, Cloris Leachman, Yara Shahidi and many more.
It tackles themes such as race, infidelity, and abortion. Set over twenty years it starts when Gigi (Lupita Nyong’o) is just a girl and zips forward, capturing pivotal moments in her life along the way.
The Zola film review captures what it means to be an African woman in America – how we get here from there; our joys, sorrows, secrets and dreams – even under duress or oppression.
Gigi looks out her window on the New York City skyline as she waits for a call that will change everything. It is 1998, and she is a carefree, young girl about to take her GED exam. She zips forward twenty years from 1998 to the second wave of feminism in America as we see today; Gigi’s daughter Zola (Shahidi) unapologetically claiming her space on Twitter with an outspoken voice that inspires millions.
The story – which zigs zags from Africa to America – is told in flashbacks and present day, a mix of joys, sorrows, secrets and dreams. It is a story of two mothers and the life they created as well as their hopes, desires and disappointments.
Zola Reviews:
Edgy, Expensive Love is a zig-zag story told in flashbacks and present-day that mixes life’s joys, sorrows, secrets and dreams. The film explores what it means for an African girl to become American as she zigs zags between her mother’s continent and the country that is both homeland and host.
What is Zola?
The movie stars Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek) and David Oyelowo (Selma). Zola follows a young woman named Zola whose curiosity sends her on a journey of black America – from urban farms to kinky salons to neo-soul concerts.
In the end, Zola becomes a zig-zag of her own life when she returns to Africa – rich with citizenship and self-knowledge – on an American passport.
Zola is not just a movie but also an open-source project that will cultivate African creativity in America by celebrating stories from across the continent – it’s Zola!
Zola is a documentary film that takes an in-depth look at the African diaspora. It features interviews from notable figures like David Oyelowo, John Legend and Deepak Chopra to name a few.
