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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 by	Desmond Elliot
Screenplay by	Bola Aduwo Emem Isong
Produced by	Emem Isong
Starring	Monalisa Chinda Uche Jombo Alex Ekubo Daniella Okeke
Production company	Royal Arts Academy
Distributed by	Royal Arts Academy Silverbird Distributions
Release date	3 December 2013 (2013-12-03)
Country	Nigeria
Language	English

Cast

• Monalisa Chinda as Elsie
• Uche Jombo as Aret
• Ifeanyi Kalu as Jite
• Daniella Okeke as Joke
• Shawn faqua as Vincent
• Benjamin Touitou as Lawrence
• Alex Ekubo as Chigo

Reception

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

• List of Nigerian films of 2013

References

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