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‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: First Nigerian Film Selected For Competition Is A Moving Universal Story Of Fathers And Sons – Cannes Film Festival

It would be a historic and special moment just simply for the fact that Akinola Davies Jr.‘s debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, is the first film from Nigeria to be selected to play in the Cannes Film ...
IndieWire

‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: The First Nigerian Film to Premiere at Cannes Is a Beautifully Remembered Drama About a Fateful Day Trip Into Lagos

Cannes: Akinola Davies Jr.'s semi-autobiographical feature debut stars Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as an absent father who tries to set a good example for his sons as their country burns around them. June 24, 1993 ...
Variety

‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: Nigeria’s First Ever Cannes Selection Marks a Miraculous Gem of Autofiction

“My Father’s Shadow” pulls off a miraculous, double-edged feat with a rather simple structure. The film, written by brothers Akinola and Wale Davies and directed by the former, spans one day in the ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: First-Ever Nigerian Film at Cannes Is an Elegant and Stirring Ode to Lagos

Sopé Dirisu ('Slow Horses') leads Akinola Davies Jr.'s debut feature, which follows a father trying to connect with his sons over the course of a consequential day in Nigerian politics. By Lovia ...