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My Fathers Shadow
2025
94 minutes (1 hrs 34 mins)
Production Country
United Kingdom • Nigeria • Ireland
Production Studio
BBC Film
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Directed by
Akinola Davies
Starring
Sope Dirisu · Godwin Egbo · Chibuike Marvelous Egbo · Efon Wini · Tosin Adeyemi · Adesina McCoy Babalola
Release dates
US release6th February 2026
Nigeria release19th September 2025
Canada release6th February 2026
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 6th Feb '26
- Debut position: 17
- Highest position: 17
- Debut gross: £95.4 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 9
US box office
- Box Office debut: 13th Feb '26
- Debut position: 44
- Highest position: 39
- Debut gross: $30 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 7
Chart position history
UK box office
US box office
Global box office
Certificates
6+
12A
PG
PG
Total grosses
UK total gross
£325.9 Thousand
£325.9 Thousand
US total gross
$141.7 Thousand
$141.7 Thousand
Global total gross
$0
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News from around the web
My Father’s Shadow review: An exquisite debut | Sight and Sound BFI Tue, 3rd February 2026Film Review: My Father’s Shadow (2025) Glasgow Guardian Tue, 31st March 2026Scoring Akinola Davies Jr's 'My Father's Shadow' | Cover Story Crack Magazine Thu, 2nd April 2026My Father’s Shadow film review — hallucinatory child’s-eye view of Lagos, politics and paternal love Financial Times Thu, 5th February 2026My Father’s Shadow filmreviewdaily.com Sun, 8th February 2026My Father’s Shadow as seen by Akinola Davies Jr. Festival de Cannes Wed, 25th March 2026