My Father's Shadow

  • Drama
  • History
9/19/2025
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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 threatens their journey home.

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  • Brent_Marchant

    Fathers and sons often have complicated relationships. In many instances, boys often dont know their dads as well as they would like (or at all), leaving them with many unanswered questions about these individuals whom they dutifully but frequently inexplicably call parent. So its entirely understandable how the curious would jump at the chance to get to know their fathers better when such opportunities present themselves. So it is for two young boys, Aki (Godwin Egbo) and Remi (Chibuike Marvellous Egbo), who are invited to join their father, Folarin (aka Kapo) (Sope Dirisu), on a day trip from their remote village to Lagos, Nigerias largest city, where their dad works. As a diligent head of the household, he often spends months at a time i...

    October 23, 2025

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