My Father's Shadow
2025
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Movie
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93 min
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Drama
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87%
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.
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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homachops loved
My Father's Shadow
An excellent film, up there with the other very few good Nigerian period pieces. Everything shot was beautiful. A perfect juggle of comedy, history and suspense, but still very personal. You can really tell when effort is put into something, a must watch.
238d
jam jammy jambam loved
My Father's Shadow
“The memories that pain you when someone leaves are the same ones that will comfort you later.”
I refuse to get personal on this app.
“Everything is sacrifice, you just have to pray you don’t sacrifice the wrong thing.”
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