Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman

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Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022)

Directed by Biyi Bandele

Drama · 1h 36m

Inspired by true life events, in the Oyo Empire in the 1940's, Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman, succumbs to the lure of beauty and sexual desire on the very evening he is set to die in order to fulfil his lifelong debt of ritual suicide to accompany the dead Alaafin to the realm of the ancestors, he derails from a very important generational and spiritual transaction. This sets in motion a series of catastrophic consequences, in a spell-binding film of emotions, humour, and tragic role reversals that puts ancient beliefs and customs on trial in an ever increasingly post-modern and Western world.

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Cast

Odunlade Adekola Elesin Shaffy Bello Iyaloja
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Olawale-Brymo Olofooro Praise Singer Deyemi Okanlawon Olunde Omowunmi Dada Bride Jide Kosoko Sergeant Amusa Mark Elderkin Simon Jenny Stead Jane Langley Kirkwood Resident
F
Fares Boulos Aide-de-camp
2
2 Milly Star Blessing
K
Kevin Ushi Joseph

Crew

Director
Biyi Bandele
Writer
Wole Soyinka
Director of Photography
Lance Gewer
Original Music Composer
Sir Peter Badejo Obe
Editor
Thomas Adetunji
Producer
James Amuta, Judith Audu, Adeola Osunkojo, Quinty Pillay

Details

Release date
2022-09-10
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Yoruba, English
Countries
Nigeria
Production
EbonyLife Studios, EbonyLife Films