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Left-right: Actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù stars in "My Father's Shadow," directed by Akinola Davies Jr. and co-produced by Fatherland Productions CEO Funmbi Ogunbanwo.
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Nigerian cinema in the spotlight as ‘My Father’s Shadow’ to premiere in Cannes Film Festival first
“My Father’s Shadow,” directed by Akinola Davies Jr. and starring “Slow Horses” actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, has secured a place in Cannes’ Official Selection in a rare showing for Africa’s most populous nation.

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