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Lara and the Beat

  • 20182018
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
150
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POPULARITY
84,571
29,292
Lara and the Beat (2018)
When the young and beautiful Giwa sisters are caught in the centre of a financial scandal with their late parents' Media Empire, They are forced out of their privileged bubble, and must learn to build their own future - through music and enterprise - to salvage their family's legacy.
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Lara and the Beat is a coming of age movie about the young and beautiful Giwa sisters caught in the center of a financial scandal with their late parents' Media Empire. The sisters are force... Read allLara and the Beat is a coming of age movie about the young and beautiful Giwa sisters caught in the center of a financial scandal with their late parents' Media Empire. The sisters are forced out of their privileged bubble, and must learn to build their own future - through music... Read allLara and the Beat is a coming of age movie about the young and beautiful Giwa sisters caught in the center of a financial scandal with their late parents' Media Empire. The sisters are forced out of their privileged bubble, and must learn to build their own future - through music and enterprise - to salvage their family's Legacy.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
150
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
84,571
29,292
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Tosin Coker
    • Writers
      • John-Arthur Ingram
      • Kay I. Jegede
      • Pearl Osibu
    • Stars
      • Ademola Adedoyin
      • Kemi Lala Akindoju
      • Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tosin Coker
    • Writers
      • John-Arthur Ingram
      • Kay I. Jegede
      • Pearl Osibu
    • Stars
      • Ademola Adedoyin
      • Kemi Lala Akindoju
      • Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 20 nominations

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    Photos19

    Chinedu Ikedieze, Akah Nnani, Seyi Shay, and Vector the Viper in Lara and the Beat (2018)
    Seyi Shay and Vector the Viper in Lara and the Beat (2018)
    Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama and Seyi Shay in Lara and the Beat (2018)
    Seyi Shay in Lara and the Beat (2018)
    Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha and Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama in Lara and the Beat (2018)
    Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama and Seyi Shay in Lara and the Beat (2018)
    Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama in Lara and the Beat (2018)
    Seyi Shay in Lara and the Beat (2018)
    Kemi Lala Akindoju in Lara and the Beat (2018)
    Chinedu Ikedieze in Lara and the Beat (2018)
    Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama in Lara and the Beat (2018)
    Seyi Shay and Vector the Viper in Lara and the Beat (2018)

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    Ademola Adedoyin
    • Wale Ladejobi
    Kemi Lala Akindoju
    Kemi Lala Akindoju
    • Tonye
    Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha
    • Aunty Patience
    • (as Chioma Chukwuka)
    Saidi Balogun
    • Chairman of Board
    Demi Banwo
    Demi Banwo
    • Tonye's Agent Boyfriend
    Shaffy Bello
    • Jide's Mom
    Anee Icha
    • Nana
    • (as Anne Icha)
    Chinedu Ikedieze
    • Big Chi
    Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama
    Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama
    • Dara Giwa
    Uche Jombo
    • Fadekemi West
    Bimbo Manuel
    • Uncle Richard
    Ruth Nkweti
    • Jou
    Akah Nnani
    • G Diddy
    Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye
    Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye
    • Tina
    • (as Ada Ogunkeye)
    Folu Ogunkeye
    • Tina
    Wale Ojo
    Wale Ojo
    • Uncle Tunde
    Deyemi Okanlawon
    Deyemi Okanlawon
    • Cashflow
    Tolu Olusoga
    • Store Owner
    • Director
      • Tosin Coker
    • Writers
      • John-Arthur Ingram
      • Kay I. Jegede
      • Pearl Osibu
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    User reviews21

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    10/10
    The top of my top 5 Movies
    My top 5 Movies in Descending order 1. Lara and the Beats 2. The Devil Wears Prada 3. Meet Joe Black 4. Coming to America 5. Bridesmaids

    I am from the states, and I'm a HUGE happily addicted Afrobeats fan. So the music for me, especially the perfect placements for the scenes, was the sweetess cherry on top of my absolute favorite movie. Oh my God where do I start. The opening shot making a HUGE statement without saying a word makes this movie something every African American should see. Loved this movie MUCH more than the movie about a ficticuous African country that doesn't exist. This was hands down 100 times better set in a beautiful city in an African country that is actually REAL. As real as the chemistry between Lara and Sal. Much appreciated the drool worthy eye candy BTW, yummy! This Nigerian Slum Dog, well in this case Billionaire, was robbed of all of it's glory, due to a heaping flavorless serving of heavily promoted Disney white rice trying to pass itself off as Jollof with food coloring. Lara and the Beats was the authenic soul nurturing plate of REAL Jollof with plantains, smiles, and love. Hopefully now it will become viral on the small screen, and get all of the accolates it deserves. A must see multiple times.
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    • Feb 15, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 20, 2018 (Nigeria)
    • Country of origin
      • Nigeria
    • Official sites
      • official facebook page of the film
      • official site of the executive producer
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Biola Alabi Media
      • Skylar Pictures
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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