Whatever Lola wants (2007)
Overview
A Brooklyn postal worker follows her Egyptian boyfriend to Cairo where she takes belly-dancing lessons from a legendary but disgraced Egyptian dancer.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.8519 |
Directed By
Nabil Ayouch
Crew
Pierre Grunstein
Hamed Hemdan
Pascale Bouquière
Sanaa Bezzaz
Fabián García
Sanaa Bezzaz
Jake Eberts
Amina El Halhouli
Nabil Ayouch
Vincent Mathias
Krishna Levy
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