Lagos Real Fake Life

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Lagos Real Fake Life
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Directed by Mike Ezuruonye
Produced byMike Ezuruonye
Starring Nedu Wazobia
Mercy Aigbe
Nonso Diobi
IK Ogbonna
Annie Idibia
MC Lively
Efe Irele
Odunlade Adekola
Hailliote Sumney
Hadiza Gabon
Uzee Usman
Emmanuella
Mark Angel
Release date
  • 16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
Budget~ N30,000,000.00

Lagos Real Fake Life is a 2018 Nigerian comedy film directed by Mike Ezuruonye. The film stars Nollywood actors and actress such as Nedu Wazobia, Mercy Aigbe, Nonso Diobi, Annie Idibia, IK Ogbonna, MC Lively, Efe Irele [1] including Canadian-born Ghanaian actress, Hailliote Sumney. The film portrays the artificial lifestyles lived by certain individuals who visit or reside in Lagos, [2] [3] mostly youths. [4]

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Production

The film was produced by Swift Angel Production, and its total production budget was put at over 30 million naira. [5]

Plot

The film is based on true life sceneries, showing both true and fake lifestyles lived by some residents and visitors to the city of Lagos, Nigeria. [2] [6]

Cast

Reception

The film was listed by The Cable as one of the top 10 movies for viewership over the weekend. [7] Some critics view the movie as being poorly acted and produced; [8] others, however, praised it for showcasing diversity and conveying a comic relief. [9] By November 2019, the movie had already made it to Netflix. [10] [11]

Release

Its director, Mike Ezuruonye, announced that the film would be released on February 16, 2018 to all cinemas in Nigeria. [1] The movie was premiered at Palm Mall, Lekki, Lagos on November 16, 2018. [12]

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  2. 1 2 "Nigerian Blockbusters: 'Lagos Real Fake Life'". Film Link Africa. January 10, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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  8. ↑ Anaekwe, Adaeze (December 1, 2018). "Mike Ezuronye's Lagos Real Fake Life Movie Is An Insult To Nollywood". DN. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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