Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 10, 2022

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Yoruba, English

Countries

Nigeria

Production

EbonyLife Films,EbonyLife Studios

Cast

Taiwo Ajai-Lycett,Odunlade Adekola,Fares Boulos,Shaffy Bello,Deyemi Okanlawon,Omowunmi Dada,Jide Kosoko,Langley Kirkwood,Drikus Volschenk,Kevin Ushiand 5 more

Director

Biyi Bandele

Writer

Heidi Uys,Mo Abudu,Wole Soyinka,Biyi Bandele

Producer

Judith Audu,Adeola Osunkojo,James Amuta,Quinty Pillay

Cinematography

Lance Gewer

Music

Sir Peter Badejo Obe

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt15374214