Film
My Father’s Shadow

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1993, Nigeria. On the eve of national elections, Forarin (Sope Dirisu) returns home to his small village to find his young sons Aki and Remi excited to see him after his extended absence. With their mother off to work a job out of town, Forarin has his own business to attend to in Lagos, so he takes the boys with him into the big city. But when the elections are subverted by the government, a military intervention begins that could threaten their ability to be reunited as a family.
In English, Nigerian Pidgin, and Yoruba with English subtitles
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Genre
Fiction, Coming of Age, Drama, Foreign Language, Parenting, Politics, War & Conflict, Feature Film, Subtitled, African Cinema
Runtime
94 min
Section
Fiction Feature
Release Year
2025
Director
Akinola Davies Jr.
Producer
Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo
Cast
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Chibuike Marvellous Egbo, Godwin Egbo
Country
UK, Nigeria
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