Movie · Drama · African

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.

2025 · 1h 34m
Director Akinola Davies

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My Father's Shadow

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.

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Average 8.2
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Fresh 72
Rotten 2

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Studio
BBC Film
Released
2025
Run Time
1 hr 34 min
Rated
M
Content Advisories
Scary scenes, Explicit sex scenes, Wound detail, Sexual references, Violence, Horror, Sex scenes, Sexual themes
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria
© 2025 Element Pictures MFS Limited, British Broadcasting Corporation, The British Film Institute and FremantleMedia Limited

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (SDH), French (France) , German , Italian , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Turkish