

My Father's Shadow
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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- Language
- English
- sibling relationship
- estranged father
- 1990s
- lagos
- father son relationship
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Nigeria, United Kingdom, Ireland
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United StatesUS
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival11 Oct 2025
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival / Santa Fe International Film Festival16 Oct 2025
- PremierePhiladelphia Film Festival / Vermont International Film Festival17 Oct 2025
- PremiereAFI Fest 25 Oct 2025
- PremiereLake Placid Film Festival1 Nov 2025
- PremiereMoMA - The Cotenders1 Dec 2025
- PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival4 Jan 2026
- Theatrical (limited)NR6 Feb 2026
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival17 Oct 2025
- Theatrical12A6 Feb 2026
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMSydney Film Festival11 Jun 2025
- PremiereMMelbourne International Film Festival16 Aug 2025
- PremiereMAdelaide Film Festival19 Oct 2025
- PremiereMCapital Film Festival2 Nov 2025
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival4 Sept 2025
- Theatrical (limited)PG13 Feb 2026
BrazilBR
- PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival20 Oct 2025
- PremiereMostra Farol 202630 Mar 2026
- Theatrical (limited)1230 Apr 2026
ChinaCN
- PremierePingyao International Film Festival27 Sept 2025
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival4 Jul 2025
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival18 May 2025
- PremiereDinard British & Irish Film Festival1 Oct 2025
- Theatrical25 Mar 2026
- PhysicalTP18 Aug 2026
- TVTPCiné+ Festival 21 Oct 2026
GermanyDE
- PremiereFilmfest Hamburg1 Oct 2025
- Digital / OTTMUBI10 Apr 2026
GreeceGR
- Theatrical29 Oct 2026
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival3 Apr 2026
IndonesiaID
- PremiereJakarta World Cinema3 Oct 2025
- Digital / OTT17+KlikFilm1 May 2026
Frequently asked questions
My Father's Shadow was released on 19 September 2025.
Audience reviews
2- B9/10
Brent Marchant
10/23/2025
Fathers and sons often have complicated relationships. In many instances, boys often don’t 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 it’s entirely understandable how the curious would jump at the chance to get to know their fathers better when such opportunities present t…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
5/14/2026
“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 they try to do their best for their family, and it's certainly that which drives "Fola" (Sope Dirisu). He and his wife have two young sons, but life for them is hard. He has missed much of their upbringing as he had to leave school early and is so working, unskilled, in Lagos whi…
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