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My Father's Son

2010

A successful Windhoek businessman returns to his rural Ovamboland village after twenty-one years away and collides with the traditional life and expectations he had hoped to leave behind. A Namibian drama of homecoming.

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Part of 5 Essential Films from Namibia

This film is stop 5 of 5 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Namibia. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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