Unflinching, funny, terrifying, sentimental, @Zola is a gut punch of a movie. Based on a real life series of tweets that went viral, a live tweeting of a night of prostitution and violence, @Zola is a wild ride that winks at honesty. We might never know how accurate the real Zola's tweets were but none of it seems far from the truth. And this cast brings it to raw life in a way that you can't turn away from.
What I loved about the film is how it neither shamed nor talked down to its subjects. @Zola doesn't glamourize them but still manages to make them fully human. It would have been easy for @Zola to slip into parody or criticism. It avoids that and walks a very fine line. Zola herself is brought wonderfully to fully dimensional life by Paige who captures the comedy and tragedy of the situation and the character. Keough and Domingo are also strong, both of whom have become some of my favourite character actors of recent years.
Prepare yourself for an experience as you sit down to watch @Zola. You might be pushed a bit to your limits but you won't be disappointed.
@Zola
Starring: Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Colman Domingo, Nicholas Braun, Ts Madison, Jason Mitchell
Director: Janicza Bravo
Writers: Jeremy O. Harris, Janicza Bravo
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