Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.
Directed by Julian Jarrold
factory worker
career
factory
small town
transvestism
england
drag queen
cabaret
milan
musical
loss
based on true story
fashion designer
coming of age
foot
cross dressing
relationship
fashion
jobless
destiny
shoe
fashion show
unlikely friendship
drag
modeling
broadway show
inspiring
shoemaker
shoemaking
drag show
gay theme
Rank
#71 in 2005·#4349 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Joel Edgerton
Charlie Price
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Lola/Simon
Sarah-Jane Potts
Lauren
Nick Frost
Don
Linda Bassett
Mel
Jemima Rooper
Nicola
Robert Pugh
Harold Price
Ewan Hooper
George
Stephen Marcus
Big Mike
Mona Hammond
Pat
Kellie Bright
Jeannie
Joanna Scanlan
Trish
Crew
Julian Jarrold
Director
Tim Firth
Screenplay
Adrian Johnston
Original Music Composer
Eigil Bryld
Director of Photography
Mairi Bett
Producer
Peter Ettedgui
Producer
Suzanne Mackie
Producer
Sammy Sheldon
Costume Design
Anna Bertmark
Assistant Sound Editor
Popular Reviews
120 reviews
megan matthiesen
7.0★ · 03/18/26
red!
red!
Cedric
4.0★ · 03/12/26
Queerbait.
Queerbait.
Ashley
8.0★ · 02/22/26
Few issues with some of the comments in this but it’s a product of its time. I had a lot of fun with this.
Few issues with some of the comments in this but it’s a product of its time. I had a lot of fun with this.
Kenneth
10.0★ · 01/07/26
writing this before i've even finished the film to say nick frost is so fucking sexy in this and my big masisve throbbing boner kept getting in the way of the screen whenever he was in a scene. anyways, great film or whatever. also i love chitwetel ejiofor dearly
writing this before i've even finished the film to say nick frost is so fucking sexy in this and my big masisve throbbing boner kept getting in the way of the screen whenever he was in a scene. anyways, great film or whatever. also i love chitwetel ejiofor dearly
