# Tango with Me

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tango_with_Me
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tango_with_Me.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_with_Me
> Source revision: 1344745117
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{short description|2010 film by Mahmood Ali-Balogun}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Tango with Me
| image          = Tango_with_me_poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = Mahmood Ali-Balogun
| producer       = Mahmood Ali-Balogun
| writer         = {{unbulleted list|Femi Kayode}}
| starring       = {{unbulleted list|[Genevieve Nnaji](/source/Genevieve_Nnaji)|[Joke Silva](/source/Joke_Silva)|[Joseph Benjamin](/source/Joseph_Benjamin_(TV_Host))|[Bimbo Manuel](/source/Bimbo_Manuel)|[Tina Mba](/source/Tina_Mba)|[Bimbo Akintola](/source/Bimbo_Akintola)}}
| music          = Kayode Ilelaboye
| cinematography = Keith Holland
| editing        = 
| studio         = Brickwall Communications LTD <br> Jungle FilmWorks
| distributor    = Brickwall Communications LTD <br> Talking Drum Entertainment
| released       = {{Film date|2010|5||Cannes|2011|4|17|Nigeria}}
| runtime        = 103 min 
| country        = Nigeria
| language       = English
| budget         = ₦100 million
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Tango with Me''''' is a 2010 Nigerian [romantic](/source/Romance_film) [drama film](/source/drama_film) written by Femi Kayode, produced and directed by [Mahmood Ali-Balogun](/source/Mahmood_Ali-Balogun) and starring [Genevieve Nnaji](/source/Genevieve_Nnaji), [Joseph Benjamin](/source/Joseph_Benjamin_(TV_Host)) and [Joke Silva](/source/Joke_Silva). The film was nominated for 5 awards at the [7th Africa Movie Academy Awards](/source/7th_Africa_Movie_Academy_Awards).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-nominations-2011|title=AMAA Nominations 2011|publisher=[Africa Movie Academy Awards](/source/Africa_Movie_Academy_Awards)|accessdate=27 February 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302124149/http://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-nominations-2011|archivedate=2 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200912180911.html|title=Old Actors Return in Tango With Me|date=18 December 2009|work=[AllAfrica.com](/source/AllAfrica.com)|publisher=[AllAfrica Global Media](/source/AllAfrica_Global_Media)|accessdate=27 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/26871/1/Tango-With-Me/Page1.html|title='Tango With Me'|last=Akande|first=Victor|date=28 November 2009|accessdate=27 February 2011|location=Lagos Nigeria|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724101135/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/26871/1/Tango-With-Me/Page1.html|archivedate=24 July 2011|newspaper=[The Nation](/source/The_Nation_(Nigeria))}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/12/old-actors-return-in-tango-with-me/|title=Old actors return in Tango with Me|last=Njoku|first=Banjamin|date=18 December 2009|accessdate=27 February 2011|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[Vanguard](/source/Vanguard_(Nigeria))}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201001080425.html|title=Ali-Balogun - Nollywood's Movie Man|last=Okafor|first=Zik Zulu|date=7 January 2010|work=[AllAfrica.com](/source/AllAfrica.com)|publisher=[AllAfrica Global Media](/source/AllAfrica_Global_Media)|accessdate=27 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/31773/1/I-pray-my-film-is-accepted-in-Cannes-Mahmood-Ali-Balogun/Page1.html|title=I pray my film is accepted in Cannes! —Mahmood Ali-Balogun|last=Akande|first=Victor|date=9 January 2010|accessdate=27 February 2011|location=Lagos, Nigeria|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724101158/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/31773/1/I-pray-my-film-is-accepted-in-Cannes-Mahmood-Ali-Balogun/Page1.html|archivedate=24 July 2011|newspaper=[The Nation](/source/The_Nation_(Nigeria))}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://motion.kodak.com/AT/de/motion/Publications/In_Camera/Focus_on_Film/tangoWithMe.htm|title=Mahmood Ali-Balogun's vision becomes reality|date=June 2010|publisher=[Kodak](/source/Eastman_Kodak_Company)|accessdate=27 February 2011|location=New York, USA|archive-date=13 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713163301/http://motion.kodak.com/AT/de/motion/Publications/In_Camera/Focus_on_Film/tangoWithMe.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?datex=12/24/2010&theartic=Art201012241384515|title=Ali-Balogun spurs Genevieve, Yerima to Tango|last=Lasisi|first=Akeem|date=24 December 2010|accessdate=27 February 2011|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[The Punch](/source/The_Punch)}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/heralds-of-the-new-nollywood/86872/|title=Heralds of the New Nollywood|last=Kan|first=Toni|date=26 February 2011|accessdate=27 February 2011|location=Lagos, Nigeria|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050839/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/heralds-of-the-new-nollywood/86872/|archivedate=17 July 2011|newspaper=[This Day](/source/This_Day)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/04/tango-with-me-a-movie-phenomenon/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Tango with me: A movie phenomenon |last=Uzoatu |first=Uzor Maxim |date=April 17, 2011|newspaper=[Vanguard](/source/Vanguard_(Nigeria))|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[Genevieve Nnaji](/source/Genevieve_Nnaji) as Lola
*[Joke Silva](/source/Joke_Silva) as Lola's mum
*[Joseph Benjamin](/source/Joseph_Benjamin_(actor)) as Uzo
*[Tina Mba](/source/Tina_Mba) as Mrs. Jibike Bankole-Smith
*[Bimbo Manuel](/source/Bimbo_Manuel) as Counsellor
*[Ahmed Yerima](/source/Ahmed_Yerima) as Lola's Father
*[Bimbo Akintola](/source/Bimbo_Akintola) as Sandra
*Queen Ahune as Lola's Friend
*[Barbara Soky](/source/Barbara_Soky) as Uzo's Mother
*[Alex Usifo](/source/Alex_Usifo) as Uzo's Father
*Kelvin Ushi as Tunde
*Matthew Onwochei as Priest
*Arinze Okonkwo as Groomsman
*Fehintola Olulana as Nkiru
*Sunday Afolabi as Assassin 1
*Emeka Ojukwu as Assassin 2
*Sade Alder-Hayes as Folake

==Reception==
The film received positive to mixed reviews from critics. NollywoodForever gave it 80% and wrote "Tango with Me is beautifully shot with a soundtrack to complement. Joseph and Genny look good together and have an easy chemistry. I did find it somewhat slow in parts, but the performances were passionate and heartfelt".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nollywoodforever.com/tango-with-me/|title=Tango with Me &#124; Nollywood Forever Movie Reviews|access-date=2014-01-27|archive-date=2021-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109115735/http://nollywoodforever.com/tango-with-me/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* [List of Nigerian films of 2010](/source/List_of_Nigerian_films_of_2010)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.tangowithmefilm.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|1686795}}

{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tango With Me}}
Category:2010 films
Category:English-language Nigerian films
Category:2010 Nigerian films
Category:2010 romantic drama films
Category:Nigerian romantic drama films
Category:2010 English-language films
Category:English-language romantic drama films

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tango with Me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_with_Me) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_with_Me?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.