Clubbed to Death (film)
1996 film directed by Yolande Zauberman

Clubbed to Death (also known as Lola or Clubbed to Death (Lola)) is a 1996 French film starring Élodie Bouchez, directed by Yolande Zauberman, and co-written by Zauberman and Noémie Lvovsky. The film concerns a love triangle that forms between 20-year-old Lola (Bouchez) and the couple she encounters at an all-night rave.
Plot
Cast
Élodie Bouchez as Lola
Roschdy Zem as Emir
Béatrice Dalle as Saida
Richard Courcet as Ismael
Gérald Thomassin as Paul
Luc Lavandier as Pierre
Alex Descas as Mambo
Julie Bataille as Johanna
Philippe Roux as Bus Driver
References
Further reading
Darke, Chris (2000). Light Readings: Film Criticism and Screen Art. Wallflower Press. pp. 147–8. ISBN 9781903364079. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
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