Zola: Who’s starring in the movie and when it is being released?
INDEPENDENT films have an underdog history, shocking the world and becoming big box office successes.
Known as the greatest stripper saga ever tweeted, Zola, looks to explore the taboo subject of sex-work.
Who's in the cast of Zola?
Originally an independent film, the cast of Zola is small.
The actors include:
Taylour Paige
She is best known for her roles in Mad Mx: Fury Road, American Honey, It Comes at Night, and The House That Jack Built.
Nicholas Braun
Is Zola based on a true story?
The film is a comedy and a drama, about a Detroit waitress being seduced by her new friend Stefani into spending a weekend in Florida stripping for some quick cast.
The movie is based on a real life story that comes from a tweet thread back in 2015.
In October of 2015, A’Ziah Wells King, aka Zola, posted a string of tweets detailing her story of the trip she took to Florida with a stripper named Jessica, whom she met while waitressing.
The thread includes the story of a weekend that includes murder, a suicide attempt, a pimp, abuse, gangsters and even more unexpected adventures.
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The tweet thread almost immediately went viral. It caught the eye of notable celebrities such as Missy Elliot and Solange Knowles.
The story was too good not to be told through motion picture and went into development soon after.