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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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