''Lotanna'' is a 2017 Nigerian crime drama film, directed by Toka McBaror. The film stars

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as the title character. The film had its worldwide release on 8 April 2017 at

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, Lagos, Nigeria. The original soundtrack for the film was done by

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and

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, and was well received by film critics as a high-point in the film.

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Liz Benson Elizabeth 'Liz' Benson (born 5 April 1966) is a Nigerian actress,television personality and philanthropist. Early life and education Liz was born in Etinan, Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria. She attended Sylvania State College in the Unite ...

as Efya *

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as Benson *

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as Zara *

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as Manny *Victor Decker as Don Clef *

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as Faraday Ojukwu *Chris Okagbue as Lotanna *

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as Kojo *Meg Otanwa as Mama Clara

Plot

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Isaballa Akinseye for

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, praised the soundtrack, photography and costume but felt the story, directing, acting, editing and special effects were below par. It got a 58% rating from

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, who gave a general consensus that "On a very plain level, ''Lotanna'' is a good movie but for what it could have been, it never truly achieves this". It was recommended as one of ten films to watch by ''The Cable''. Wilfred Okiche for 360nobs was impressed with the recreation of the 1970s in the film, but was unimpressed by the body language of "Lotanna" and "Zara", as well as the acting of the "big names", it concluded its review by describing the film experience as "completely forgettable".

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