My Father’s Shadow (2025) review โ€“ Sope Dirisu is magnetic in this indelible, poetic homage to an absent father

ย  Ah, the wonderful world of cinemaโ€ฆ it lets me vicariously explore places I've never been to. Just last week, with The Presidentโ€™s Cake, I found myself in Baghdad, Iraq, and this time, My Father's Shadow took me to Lagos, Nigeria, during the 1993 national election. The movie kicks off with two young brothers, 11-year-old …

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