2025 1h 33m Akinola Davies

My Father's Shadow

Name: My Father's Shadow
Genre: Drama
Released: 2025
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Olarotimi Fakunle, Martha Ehinome Orhiere, Patrick Diabuah

★ 7.5 IMDb

Drama

Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city's magnitude and their father's daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home.

Cast Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Olarotimi Fakunle, Martha Ehinome Orhiere, Patrick Diabuah

Essays and Criticism

MUBI Podcast | "My Father’s Shadow": Akinola Davies Jr. Dreams of '90s Nigeria by MUBI Podcast, MUBI Notebook Politics/Past/Family Problems: The Nigerian Challenges of Akinola Davies Jr.’s First Feature Film by Michela Manente, FIPRESCI I Will See You In Dreams: Akinola Davies Jr. on "My Father's Shadow" by @ebertchicago, RogerEbert.com My Father’s Shadow review – a very fine picture on a formal and… by David Jenkins, Little White Lies

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