Following its Cannes premiere earlier this year, My Father’s Shadow has released the first trailer of its semi-autobiographical tale.

Premiering Feb. 6 in theaters, via Mubi , the Akinola Davies Jr. -helmed film stars Sope Disiru as a Nigerian father trying to protect and bond with his two estranged sons (Chibuike Marvellous Egbo and Godwin Egbo) during the course of a single day in the capital Lagos during the 1993 election as unrest threatens their journey home.

Co-written with his brother Wale Davies, Akinola told Deadline the historical setting of his directorial debut “helped us create a huge amount of tension and tell the story of what actually happened in that period in Nigeria. It also helps people understand the history of Nigerians, as well as the diaspora, as well as

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