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My Father's Shadow

2025Age guide: 15+

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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…

★ 7.2/10 · 57 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

  • Ṣọpẹ́ DìrísùFolarin
  • Chibuike Marvellous EgboOlaremi
  • Godwin EgboAkinola
  • Akereli DavidYoung Remi
  • Owa Orire JeremiahYoung Akin
  • Efon WiniBola
  • Olarotimi FakunleCorridor
  • Greg 'Teddybear' OjeufaEmeka

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Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers

Brent Marchant: Fathers and sons often have complicated relationships. In many instances, boys often don’t know their dads as well as they would like (or… Read full review

CinemaSerf: “Everything is sacrifice. You just have to pray you don’t sacrifice the wrong thing” That's a mantra that most parents probably consider as… Read full review

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