Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman

Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2022-09-10
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 19 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: Èdè Yorùbá
  • Production Company: EbonyLife Studios
  • Production Country: Nigeria
  • Director: Biyi Bandele
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Summary

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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  • Odunlade Adekola

    as Elesin
  • Shaffy Bello

    as Iyaloja
  • Olawale-Brymo Olofooro

    as Praise Singer
  • Deyemi Okanlawon

    as Olunde
  • Omowunmi Dada

    as Bride
  • Jide Kosoko

    as Sergeant Amusa
  • Mark Elderkin

    as Simon
  • Jenny Stead

    as Jane
  • Langley Kirkwood

    as Resident
  • Fares Boulos

    as Aide-de-camp
  • Kevin Ushi

    as Joseph
  • Drikus Volschenk

    as The Prince
  • Taiwo Ajai-Lycett

    as Madam Taiwo
  • Joke Silva

    as Madam Bola
Writing Biyi Bandele Adaptation
Directing Biyi Bandele Director
Sound Michael 'Truth' Ogunlade Music
Production Surisa Surisa Production Designer
Production Adeola Osunkojo Producer
Sound Kyle Gerhardt Sound Editor
Editing Thomas Adetunji Editor
Production James Amuta Producer
Sound Sir Peter Badejo Obe Original Music Composer
Sound Michael 'Truth' Ogunlade Sound Designer
Production Quinty Pillay Producer
Production Judith Audu Producer
Writing Heidi Uys Creative Producer
Writing Mo Abudu Creative Producer
Sound Olawale-Brymo Olofooro Music
Camera Lance Gewer Director of Photography
Sound Charlotte Buys Sound Designer
Writing Wole Soyinka Writer

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