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Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman
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6.2
21 reviews
Drama
1h 36m
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...

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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.

  • DirectorBiyi Bandele
  • Release10 September 2022
  • GenreDrama
  • Duration1h 36m
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    6.2
    21 reviews
  • Productions

    EbonyLife Studios, EbonyLife Films

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