Nicola Peltz Beckham (LOLA): “I have learned to never give up”

SUCOPRESS/Raquel Laguna. Actress Nicola Peltz Beckham stars in LOLA, which is also her first movie as a director. In this interview, Nicola talks about her character, the inspiration behind the movie and about the message of the film. Actress Virginia Madsen plays Nicola’s mother in the film. Virginia also talks about her character and about what attracted her to this project in the first place. Set in 2002 Middle America, LOLA revolves around nineteen-year-old Lola James (Peltz Beckham) who is desperately working to save enough money to get her little brother, Arlo (Luke David Blumm), out of their toxic home dominated by their mother, Mona (Madsen). All Lola wants is for Arlo to have a chance at the life she never had, nor will. One tragic night her whole world gets uprooted, and from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same.