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My Father's Shadow

2025 · 93 min

A tender, bittersweet day-in-the-life that drifts between warmth and unease, carrying the weight of a fractured family and a city on the edge.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, grief, class
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
grief
class
memory
Places: big city
road trip
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild