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Whatever Lola Wants is a 2007 French-Canadian romantic drama film directed by Nabil Ayouch. The film had its world premiere on December 11, 2007 at the Dubai International Film Festival and stars Laura Ramsey as an American postal worker who travels to Egypt to seek out a legendary belly dancer.
In his book Film in the Middle East and North Africa Josef Gugler commented that at the time of its release, the film had a larger budget than any of the previous Moroccan films and was one of the highest grossing Moroccan films for 2008.
Original Release
12/11/2007
US Release
09/23/2022
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Laura Ramsey | Lola |
| Assaad Bouab | Zack |
| Carmen Lebbos | Ismahan |
| Hichem Rostom | Nasser |
| Achmed Akkabi | Yussef |
| Nadim Sawalha | Adham |
| Abdelkader Lofti | Choukri |
| Ioana Alfonso | Student / Dancer |
| Milia Ayache | Yasmine |
| Ahmed Boulane | Sleazy man |
Directors
Writers
Nabil Ayouch, Jane Hawksley, Nathalie Saugeon
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Laura Ramsey | Lola |
| Assaad Bouab | Zack |
| Carmen Lebbos | Ismahan |
| Hichem Rostom | Nasser |
| Achmed Akkabi | Yussef |
| Nadim Sawalha | Adham |
| Abdelkader Lofti | Choukri |
| Ioana Alfonso | Student / Dancer |
| Milia Ayache | Yasmine |
| Ahmed Boulane | Sleazy man |
| Jennica Carmona | Postal Worker |
| Marilyn Dobrin | Postal Worker |
| Maryam Fakhruddin | Mrs. Aida |
| Gabriela Garcia | Dance Captain |
| Abdellatif Khamouli | Ramses club owner |
| Monique Lea-Gall | Dancer |
| Amine Louadni | |
| David Meanti | Giorgio's waiter #1 |
| Vincent Ortega | Dancer |
| Candice Renee | Dancer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Pierre Grunstein | Executive Producer |
| Allen Bain | Producer |
| Jake Eberts | Producer |
| Segolene Fleury-Slimane | Producer |
| Léonard Glowinski | Producer |
| Darren Goldberg | Producer |
| Hicham Kadiri | Producer |
| Frantz Richard | Producer |
| Rebecca Rivo | Producer |
| Jesse Scolaro | Producer |
