Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman 2022

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Biyi Bandele
Written by: Wole Soyinka
Release date: 2022-09-10
Runtime: 96 minutes
Cast:
Odunlade Adekola
Odunlade Adekola
Elesin 
Shaffy Bello
Shaffy Bello
Iyaloja 
Olawale-Brymo Olofooro
Olawale-Brymo Olofooro
Praise Singer 
Deyemi Okanlawon
Deyemi Okanlawon
Olunde 
Omowunmi Dada
Omowunmi Dada
Bride 
Jide Kosoko
Jide Kosoko
Sergeant Amusa