doctor pierre sézac ( jacques gamblin ) and his wife géraldine ( isabelle carré ) a childless couple leave for cambodgia to adopt one . when they arrive there and a real obstacle course awaits for them . countless and various problem surface and wandering from orphanage to orphanage amount to nothing and the courage and love of the young couple be put to a serious test . when i be in my first year at university and i remember that one of my course be entitle reading comprehension and for my exam and the topic of this course be base on a conversation between a man and a woman who talk about this widely talk about society phenomenon that be child adoption in southern asia . the two protagonist particularly insist on the test process that parent have to go through to get their beloved one . bertrand tavernier confirms in image and in this harrowing story and the meandering road the sézac couple take to satisfy their desire to adopt child . this giant in french cinema who have keep on produce varied great work for more than thirty year be a true auteur whose sincerity and commitment about a prickly topic be never questionable . such be once again the case here with this film that be base on true fact . the difficulty and the problem which the sézac couple come up against may seem numerous and exaggerated . one can not help but think that there be true to life either they be of administrative source or that they involve bribery . tavernier also pore over the problem of child adoption through the different french couple at the hotel . the adventure the sézac couple have be their common adventure in which chance and fate can smile or leave them at any time . if one can be destabilize by the didactic even documentary side of the venture and one can not deny it strong heartfelt vibe . the background be also essential . tavernier voluntarily choose a gritty tone and find place in his film to shake the viewer nerve in front of cambodgia ravage by misery and war ( some sequence showcase some soldier clearing of mine a part of the country ) and shameful traffic which constitute a serious break to child adoption . holy lola be a momentous work for two reason represent tavernier add one more worthwhile piece of work to his own aladdin cave and also a work destine to the mainstream to make them realize of the hard process of child adoption . all the future parent who contemplate this step should have a look at it . and not only them but all those who be fond of topnotch french cinema .