{"id":498504,"date":"2025-10-14T17:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/498504\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T17:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:17:11","slug":"oscars-u-k-submits-my-fathers-shadow-for-international-feature-race-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/498504\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscars: U.K. Submits \u2018My Father\u2019s Shadow\u2019 for International Feature Race (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt35695538\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Father\u2019s Shadow<\/a>\u201d has been selected as the U.K.\u2019s official Oscar submission for best international feature at the 98th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The feature debut of <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2663522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akinola Davies Jr.<\/a> and from <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0379523\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mubi<\/a>, <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0214624\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Element Pictures<\/a> and <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0060154\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fatherland Productions<\/a>, \u201c<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt35695538\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Father\u2019s Shadow<\/a>\u201d \u2014 a Yoruba, Naija-Pidgin and English-language film \u2014 premiered earlier this year in Cannes\u2019 Un Certain Regard competition, where it became Nigeria\u2019s first title in the festival\u2019s official selection and earned Davies Jr. a Special Mention from the jury. It was chosen to represent the U.K. by a special BAFTA selection committee.<\/p>\n<p>Starring S\u0323o\u0323pe\u0323\u0301 Di\u0300ri\u0301su\u0300 and introducing <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm17285088\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Godwin Egbo<\/a> and Chibuike Marvellous Egbo, the film spans one day in the life of two young boys traveling with their estranged father from a small village in rural Nigeria to the bustling capital city Lagos. 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