Kayode Kasum’s “Fractured” Explores Trauma and Memory in New Psychological Thriller

At its premiere during the Africa International Film Festival, Fractured left the audience in stunned silence. The film doesn’t just thrill—it unsettles, makes you question what is real, and lingers long after the credits roll.

A Plot That Unravels Reality

Fractured tells the story of Tosin Aigo (played by Atlanta Bridget Johnson), a high‑flying CEO whose perfect world begins to crack when trauma, memory and doubt collide. 
After a shocking home incident, Tosin’s life spins out of control. Scenes merge between therapy, hallucination and workplace crisis. Ghostly visions, reversing emails, and whispered betrayals push her — and the viewer — into a world where certainty dissolves. 
As buried childhood memories resurface—a twin sister, an orphanage, a father’s death—the film shifts from external disaster into internal collapse. Ultimately, the real antagonist isn’t just trauma: it’s the people closest to her.

Style, Tension and the Director’s Evolution

Kasum turns up the psychological heat. The cinematography by Oluwamuyiwa Olugbenga Oyedele trails the protagonist like a haunted shadow. The sound design weaponises silence, creaks and whispers. There is no wasted frame.
Known for commercial successes like Soole and Afamefuna, Kasum here takes a more mature turn — trading spectacle for internal chaos, and external crisis for mental breakdown.

What This Means for Nollywood

Psychological thrillers remain rare in Nigerian cinema, which has typically favoured romance, comedy and social drama. Fractured is a bold entry into deeper, darker territory. 
It doesn’t moralise or simplify. Instead it asks: What does success cost when your mind is playing tricks? Who defines truth when memories betray you? Such questions suggest a new direction for storytelling in Africa’s largest film industry.