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My Father's Shadow

2025
94
minutes
Fiction
Nigerian
Yoruba
English
French
English
German

Akinola Davies Jr's debut follows two brothers as they try to reconnect with their distant dad. Set during a single day in 1993 Lagos where tensions are running high in advance of a pivotal election for Nigeria, this poetic and deeply personal film was selected at Cannes 2025 and will represent the United Kingdom at the 2026 Oscars.

Section
Premiere
Swiss Premiere
Countries of production Nigeria, United Kingdom, Ireland
Realisateur·rice
Akinola Davies Jr
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©2026 Festival International du Film de Fribourg - Conception et développement: Agence MiNT

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