{{short description|2019 Nigerian crime drama film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Coming from Insanity | image = Coming from Insanity.jpg | alt = | caption = Film poster | director = Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo | producer = Ibidolapo Ajayi | writer = Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo | starring = {{plainlist| Gabriel Afolayan * Damilola Adegbite * Dakore Akande * Wale Ojo * Bolanle Ninalowo * Odunlade Adekola}} | music = Tom Hambleton | cinematography = Daniel Ehimen | editing = Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo | studio = The Movement Pro | distributor = FilmOne Distribution, Netflix | released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|06|14}} | runtime = 100 minutes | country = Nigeria | language = English }}
'''''Coming from Insanity''''' is a 2019 Nigerian crime drama film directed and written by Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo. It stars Gabriel Afolayan, Damilola Adegbite, Dakore Akande, Wale Ojo and Bolanle Ninalowo.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-03-23|title=Coming from insanity ready for public viewing|url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/celebrity/coming-from-insanity-ready-for-public-viewing/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-10-05|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref>
The film was released on 14 June 2019 and premiered on Netflix on September 18, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=BellaNaija.com|date=2020-09-07|title=New Nollywood Titles on Netflix this September|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2020/09/netflix-naija-september-2020/|access-date=2020-10-05|website=BellaNaija|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Plot == ''Coming from Insanity'' tells the story of 12-year-old boy Kossi (Gabriel Afolayan) with virtuoso level insight, who was trafficked into Lagos from Togo. He winds up with the Martins (Wale Ojo and Dakore Akande), as a houseboy and grows to become a member of their family. He later teams up with some other friends to make his own money that put him on the radar of the EFCC.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-04-18|title=Gabriel Afolayan assumes the role of a certified criminal in 'Coming From Insanity'|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/gabriel-afolayan-is-a-criminal-in-coming-from-insanity/sr6evw6|access-date=2020-10-05|newspaper=Pulse Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-03|title=Film Review: ''Coming from Insanity'' makes an effort, doesn't quite succeed » YNaija|url=https://ynaija.com/film-review-coming-from-insanity-makes-an-effort-doesnt-quite-succeed/|access-date=2020-10-05|website=YNaija|language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Cast ==
* Gabriel Afolayan as Kossi * Damilola Adegbite as Oyin Martins * Dakore Akande as Mrs. Martins * Wale Ojo as Mr. Martins * Bolanle Ninalowo as Rocky * Odunlade Adekola as cab driver * Sharon Ooja as Sonia * Sani Musa Danja as Abubakar * Adeolu Adefarasin as Emmanuel * Udoka Oyeka as Toye * Sambasa Nzeribe as Detective Hammed * Tina Mba as Captain * Temidayo Akinboro as Muhtar * Ijeoma Aniebo as Ify * DJ Izybeats as Kachi * Ruth Nkweti as Nabila
== Awards == It was nominated for the best first feature narrative in the 2020 Pan African Film Festival and winner of the Audience choice award best feature film at the Pressplay Film festival 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pan African Film Festival 2020 – Coming From Insanity|url=http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-films/2019/1/17/coming-from-insanity|access-date=2020-10-05|website=We are moving stories|date=13 February 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== See also ==
* List of Nigerian films of 2019
== References == {{reflist}} == External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt8470448}} * {{Netflix title}}
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