FINDING ME
FINDING ME IS A TALE OF BETRAYAL, POWER AND SELF-AWARENESS
Funke Akindele delivers a gripping performance as Atinuke, a woman whose wealth blinds her to the deception woven into her marriage. Finding Me is more than just a story of infidelity and greed; it is a mirror reflecting societal norms, emotional abuse, and the strength it takes to reclaim one’s self-worth.
Atinuke is the daughter of the powerful Olowoporoku of Olowo Steel, a billionaire with enough influence to shake the corridors of power. Her money is a prize, and Kolawole Phillips, the man she loves, understands this better than she does. He does not love her, he loves what she represents.
The house, lifestyle and endless stream of wealth allow him to play the perfect husband while indulging his selfish desires.
Kolawole is not just unfaithful. He is calculating, manipulative, and deeply insecure. He hides a secret that threatens the foundation of their marriage: his inability to father a child. Rather than come clean, he crafts an elaborate lie with the help of his doctor friend, a man whose medical licence is as fake as the diagnosis he provides.
The scheme of Finding Me is cruel. Atinuke is told that she cannot conceive naturally. The words crush her, but she clings to the marriage, believing love will compensate for what she has been told she lacks.
Her loyalty is met with ridicule. Kolawole taunts her weight, scoffs at her efforts to improve herself, and spends his nights in the arms of mistresses who do not question his lies. But Atinuke is not broken. She takes control of her body, embracing fitness and fashion in ways that surprise even Kolawole. Still, Kolawole does not see her as a woman deserving of love, only as a bank account he must control.
Then, fate intervenes. She meets Anthony. He is everything Kolawole is not. He is kind, attentive, and without the pretence of ulterior motives.From their affair, a child is conceived.
Atinuke sees this as a chance to repair her marriage, a desperate attempt to force reality into the dream she refuses to let go of. Kolawole is many things, but he is not foolish. He knows he cannot be the father, and when he learns of the pregnancy, his cruelty reaches new heights. He plots to end the child’s life before it is born, enlisting his doctor friend to make it happen.
His plan is overheard. The driver, a silent observer of the chaos in the household, delivers the warning. But Atinuke, ever the hopeful wife, believes her marriage can still be saved. She cuts ties with Anthony, willing to erase the one man who made her feel seen, in favour of a husband who sees her as nothing more than a liability.
Kolawole will not let things lie. He finds Anthony and frames him for murder, pinning the death of a girl he was meant to pay for a surveillance job on the innocent man. But fate is not on Kolawole’s side. The girl’s sister speaks up. The walls of his deception begin to crumble.
In the final confrontation, Atinuke stumbles upon the truth. She finds the medical report that exposes Kolawole’s impotence. The lie she had built her world around unravels before her eyes. When he enters the room, he knows his time is up. They fight, not just with words but with the pent-up rage of years of deception and suffering.
Her brother, Dotun, arrives to help, but Kolawole, ever the master manipulator, is relentless. He tries to destroy the evidence, to escape the consequences of his lies. But Atinuke’s best friend has already called the police.
Finding Me has a beautiful storyline with some good acting from a list of impeccable actors, however, we are not properly introduced to the background of Kolawole and Atinuke’s marriage. All we know is a couple who have issues and we really do not know the genesis of this troubled marriage, while watching, the thought of “how did this all begin?” kept ringing through my mind.
The movie is a good watch, with beautiful screenplay to accompany. The movie was produced by Funke Akindele and Isioma Osaje and directed by Funke Akindele. Some notable cast in this are Funke Akindele, Joseph Benjamin, Femi Adebayo, Dele Odule, Shaffy Bello, Efe Iwara, Omoni Oboli, Sharon Ooja and a list of others.
From All of Us at Real Nollywood, we rate the movie an 83%
