Lagos Cougars is a 2013 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Desmond Elliot.[1] It premiered on 3 December 2013 at the Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island.[2] The film revolves around the life of 3 corporate women; Elsie (Monalisa Chinda), Aret (Uche Jombo) and Joke (Daniella Okeke) in their quest to find love and explore their fantasies.

Lagos Cougars
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDesmond Elliot
Screenplay by
  • Bola Aduwo
  • Emem Isong
Produced byEmem Isong
Starring
Production
company
Royal Arts Academy
Distributed by
  • Royal Arts Academy
  • Silverbird Distributions
Release date
  • 3 December 2013 (2013-12-03)
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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Reception

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The film was panned by critics. Nollywood Reinvented gave it an 18% rating, stating that the storyline and directing was poor and very unoriginal.[3]

YNaija played down the love chemistry between Monalisa Chinda & her young lover Benjamin Touitou. It was also critical of the uneven directing of the film. The review concluded that "Lagos Cougars was funny but not always for the right reasons".[4]

Sodas and Popcorn stated in its review that the story was "...predictable and cliche ridden...".[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lagos Cougar". moviepencil.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Lagos Cougar premieres". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Lagos Cougar review on Nollywood Reinvented". Nollywood Reinvented. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Lagos Cougar is Funny but not always for the right reasons". YNaija. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Lagos Cougar review on Bella Naija". bellanaija.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.