Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman

Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman (2022)

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.

Sep 10, 2022 Director: Biyi Bandele

Nigeria Language: Yoruba

6.2 Vote Count
1h 36m Runtime
NR Rating
Drama

Top Cast

Odunlade Adekola

Odunlade Adekola

Elesin

Shaffy Bello

Shaffy Bello

Iyaloja

Olawale-Brymo Olofooro

Olawale-Brymo Olofooro

Praise Singer

Deyemi Okanlawon

Deyemi Okanlawon

Olunde

Omowunmi Dada

Omowunmi Dada

Bride

Jide Kosoko

Jide Kosoko

Sergeant Amusa

Mark Elderkin

Mark Elderkin

Simon

Jenny Stead

Jenny Stead

Jane

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