8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
My Father's Shadow (2025)
My Father's Shadow (2025)
Overview
My Father's Shadow is a coming-of-age drama set in 1993 Nigeria, where two young brothers reunite with their estranged father for a trip from the countryside to Lagos amid the presidential election. Directed by Akinola Davies Jr. in his feature debut, co-written with Wale Davies, and loosely drawn from personal experiences. Sope Dirisu stars as the father Folarin, with Chibuike Marvellous Egbo as Remi and Godwin Chiemerie Egbo as Akin.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.3
Overview
My Father's Shadow is a coming-of-age drama set in 1993 Nigeria, where two young brothers reunite with their estranged father for a trip from the countryside to Lagos amid the presidential election. Directed by Akinola Davies Jr. in his feature debut, co-written with Wale Davies, and loosely drawn from personal experiences. Sope Dirisu stars as the father Folarin, with Chibuike Marvellous Egbo as Remi and Godwin Chiemerie Egbo as Akin.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's backdrop of Nigeria's 1993 election crisis highlights military rule's disruptions to family life and endorses pro-democracy efforts, subtly aligning with anti-authoritarian progressive values through the father's support for electoral integrity.
The movie employs an all-Black Nigerian cast to authentically depict a family navigating daily life and political unrest. It emphasizes positive portrayals of paternal and fraternal relationships without centering critiques of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film depicts an estranged father's reconnection with his sons through protective guidance and shared family histories, affirming the value of paternal sacrifice and enduring blood ties amid external pressures.
The family's Christian beliefs integrate seamlessly with the narrative's magical realism, emphasizing themes of sacrifice and prayer in the context of paternal absence and political turmoil.
The film features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on family dynamics and political unrest.
No transgender characters or themes feature in the film. The narrative explores a father-son relationship during Nigeria's 1993 election crisis, emphasizing unspoken family dynamics and urban adventure absent of trans elements.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
My Father's Shadow presents an original screenplay featuring a fictional Nigerian family during the 1993 election crisis, with no adaptations, prior canon, or historical figures that involve gender alterations in portrayals.
The film presents original fictional characters set in 1993 Nigeria, portrayed by Black actors aligning with the story's cultural context, without any adaptations, prior canon, or historical figures that would enable a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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7.3
7.5
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9.7
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