Whatever Lola wants

A Brooklyn postal worker follows her Egyptian boyfriend to Cairo where she takes belly-dancing lessons from a legendary but disgraced Egyptian dancer.

Cast

Laura Ramsey

as Lola

Achmed Akkabi

as Yussef

Milia Ayache

as Yasmine

Assaad Bouab

as Zack

Carmen Lebbos

as Ismahan

Hichem Rostom

as Nasser

Nadim Sawalha

as Adham

Abdelkader Lofti

as Choukri

Ioana Alfonso

as Student / Dancer

Ahmed Boulane

as Sleazy man

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