What Lola Wants

What Lola Wants

2015 · 77 min · ★ 6.0 · Western, Drama

Seventeen year old LOLA FRANKLIN runs away from home but allows the world to believe she has been kidnapped. Intent on making her way across country, she meets a boy (MARLO) her age in a New Mexico diner. They fall instantly in love. But when Marlo learns of the reward for Lola's safe return, he must confront his own past and decide whether to take Lola back home to collect the reward or help her continue her mysterious journey.

Directed by Rupert Glasson · Written by Rupert Glasson

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