Lara and the Beat

2018 Nigerian film

Seyi Shay
Vector
Somkele Iyamah
Wale Ojo
Sharon Ooja
Shaffy Bello

CinematographyHarold EscotetEdited byJames Kwon Lee
Edgard LeroyMusic byBenjamin Young

Production
companies

Biola Alabi Media
Skylar Pictures LLC

Distributed byFilmOne Distributions

Release date

July 20, 2018 (2018-07-20)

Running time

137 minutesCountryNigeriaLanguagesEnglish
YorubaBox office₦31 million^[1]

Lara and the Beat is a 2018 Nigerian drama film, directed by Tosin Coker, starring Seyi Shay, Vector, Somkele Iyamah, Wale Ojo, Sharon Ooja, Shaffy Bello and Uche Jombo.^[2]^[3] The film premiered on 8 July 2018.^[4]

Lara and the Beat is a coming of age story about the beautiful Giwa Sisters who are 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 and salvage their family's legacy through music and enterprise.

Cast

Seyi Shay as Lara Giwa
Somkele Iyamah as Dara Giwa
Vector as Sal Gomez (Mr Beats)
Chioma Chukwuka as Aunty Patience
Uche Jombo as Fadekemi West
Sharon Ooja as Ngozi
Shafy Bello as Jide's Mum
Saheed Balogun as Board Chairman
Kemi Lala Akindoju as Tonye
Ademola Adedoyin as Wale Ladejobi
Chinedu Ikedieze as Big Chi
Folu Storms as Tina
Bimbo Manuel as Uncle Richard
Wale Ojo as Uncle Tunde
Deyemi Okanlawon as Cashflow
DJ Xclusive as Jide

References

^ "Here are the 10 highest grossing Nollywood actors for 2018". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ Njoku, Benjamin (21 July 2018). "Music meets movie in 'Lara and The Beat'". Vanguard. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ Ukiwe, Urenna (1 July 2018). "Meet The Cast Of Lara And The Beat". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "World premiere celebrates best of Nollywood afrobeat". Pulse. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.