Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman (2022)

Original title

Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman

Directed by

Biyi Bandele

Genre

drama film, adventure film, historical film

Country

Nigeria

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

12

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the king's horseman in colonial Nigeria as he prepares to perform a ritual suicide following the king's death. British colonial authorities intervene, setting off a clash of cultures and beliefs.

dramaticsolemnstatelyceremonialtenseculturally evocativetragic

What happens

Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman is a 2022 Yoruba-language Nigerian historical drama film directed by Biyi Bandele and distributed by Netflix, based on Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman, a stage play he wrote while in Cambridge, where he was a fellow student at Churchill College during his political exile from Nigeria, and it is based on a real incident that took place in Yorubaland during British Colonial rule. The film stars Odunlade Adekola as the titular character, with Shaffy Bello, Brymo, Deyemi Okanlawon, Omowunmi Dada, Jide Kosoko, Langley Kirkwood, Joke Silva amongst others in supporting roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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