Ikogosi

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Ikogosi: The last Turn on Left
Ikogosi poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Toka McBaror
Screenplay byOluwafela Johnson
Produced byToka McBaror
Starring
  • Chelsea Eze
  • IK Ogbonna
  • Lisa Omoriodon
  • Leo Orji
  • Didi Ekanem
CinematographyOlusegun Idowu
Production
companies
Plus 66 Studios
Ikogosi Warm Spring Resort
Release date
  • May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15)
[1]
Running time
75 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish

Ikogosi: The Last Turn on Left is a 2015 Nigerian romantic drama film, produced and directed by Toka McBaror. [2] It stars Chelsea Eze, IK Ogbonna, Lisa Omoriodon, Leo Orji, Didi Ekanem. [3] The film narrates "the story of a simple holiday which goes bad and turns into an ugly trip". [4]

Contents

The film was generally panned by film critics.

Cast

Reception

Ikogosi was panned by critics. Ada of Nollywood Reinvented gives the film 2 out of 5 stars, praising the set design, music and costumes, but criticizes the story and screenplay, the actors' performances, and directing. She concludes: "Though there are enough stories about relationships and marriage that definitely need to be told, they have been done so many times. There's a need to make movies around such topics that add more dimension and tell the stories in different and unexpected ways. There were enough dimensions to the plot of Ikogosi to develop and the resolutions definitely deserved more set up. I would not advise committing time to watching this movie unless you are bored. Completely bored". [5] Adenike Adebayo heavily criticized the purpose of the film and rated it 1 out of 5 stars. [6]

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References

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