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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Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
Folarin
Known for
Gangs of London
His House
Chibuike Marvellous Egbo
Olaremi
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Godwin Egbo
Akinola
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Akereli David
Young Remi
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Owa Orire Jeremiah
Young Akin
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Efon Wini
Bola
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Olarotimi Fakunle
Corridor
Known for
Gangs of Lagos
Greg 'Teddybear' Ojeufa
Emeka
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Tosin Adeyemi
Aunty Seyi
Known for
House of Ga'a
Martha Ehinome Orhiere
Ngozi
Also in
The Origin: Madam Koi-Koi
All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White
Ayo Lijadu
Baba
Also in
Half of a Yellow Sun
Maroko
Patrick Diabuah
Felix
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Banana Island Ghost
After 30
Akinola Davies Jr. Director · Wale Davies Writer Duval Timothy Composer
United States release February 6, 2026 · Produced in Nigeria, United Kingdom, Ireland · Languages English, Yoruba
Production
BBC Film
Production
BFI
Production
Fremantle
Production
Electric Theatre Collective
Production
Element Pictures
Production
Crybaby
Production
Fatherland Productions
Production
Nigeria · United Kingdom · Ireland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Yoruba
Release dates
France · May 18, 2025
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Nigeria · September 19, 2025
Theatrical
United States · February 6, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival / Santa Fe International Film Festival
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival / Vermont International Film Festival
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · AFI Fest
November 1, 2025 · Premiere · Lake Placid Film Festival
December 1, 2025 · Premiere · MoMA - The Cotenders
January 4, 2026 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Australia
June 11, 2025 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 16, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
November 2, 2025 · Premiere · Capital Film Festival
Brazil
October 20, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
March 30, 2026 · Premiere · Mostra Farol 2026
April 30, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Canada
September 4, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
February 13, 2026 · Limited theatrical
China
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2025 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
October 1, 2025 · Premiere · Dinard British & Irish Film Festival
March 25, 2026 · Theatrical
August 18, 2026 · Physical
October 21, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
October 1, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
April 10, 2026 · Digital · MUBI
Greece
October 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 3, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Indonesia
October 3, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
May 1, 2026 · Digital · KlikFilm
Ireland
November 9, 2025 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
March 7, 2026 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Morocco
December 3, 2025 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 9, 2025 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
October 21, 2026 · Premiere · 013 International Film Festival
New Zealand
August 10, 2025 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Nigeria
September 21, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Norway
March 2, 2026 · Premiere · Kosmorama Trondheim Film Festival
Portugal
December 9, 2025 · Premiere · LEFFEST - Lisboa Film Festival
Romania
June 13, 2026 · Premiere · Transilvania International Film Festival
Serbia
November 26, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Autorskog Filma
Singapore
November 29, 2025 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
September 21, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
March 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 24, 2026 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Taiwan
November 17, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
August 21, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 3, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
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