

Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman
2022
6.2
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Overview:
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.
Biyi Bandele
Adaptation, Director
Adeola Osunkojo
Producer
James Amuta
Producer
Quinty Pillay
Producer
Judith Audu
Producer
Wole Soyinka
Writer
Cast:
View full castOdunlade Adekola
Elesin
Shaffy Bello
Iyaloja
Olawale-Brymo Olofooro
Praise Singer
Deyemi Okanlawon
Olunde
Omowunmi Dada
Bride
Jide Kosoko
Sergeant Amusa