MY FATHER'S SHADOW
synopsis
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.
| international title: | My Father's Shadow |
| original title: | My Father's Shadow |
| country: | United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria |
| sales agent: | The Match Factory |
| year: | 2025 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Akinola Davies |
| film run: | 94' |
| screenplay: | Akinola Davies, Wale Davies |
| cast: | Sope Dirisu, Efon Wini |
| cinematography by: | Jermaine Edwards |
| costumes designer: | PC Williams |
| music: | Cj Mirra |
| producer: | Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo |
| co-producer: | Lucy Drury |
| executive producer: | Ama Ampadu, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Eva Yates |
| line producer: | Nick Hayes |
| production: | Element Pictures, Crybaby Films, BBC Films, Fatherland Productions (NG) |
| backing: | British Film Institute (BFI) |
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Akinola Davies Jr., Rachel Dargavel, Wale Davies, Sope Dirisu, Funmbi Ogunbanwo
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