Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (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 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.
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Odunlade Adekola
as Elesin
as Elesin
Shaffy Bello
as Iyaloja
as Iyaloja
Olawale-Brymo Olofooro
as Praise Singer
as Praise Singer
Deyemi Okanlawon
as Olunde
as Olunde
Omowunmi Dada
as Bride
as Bride
Jide Kosoko
as Sergeant Amusa
as Sergeant Amusa
Mark Elderkin
as Simon
as Simon
Jenny Stead
as Jane
as Jane
Langley Kirkwood
as Resident
as Resident
Fares Boulos
as Aide-de-camp
as Aide-de-camp
Kevin Ushi
as Joseph
as Joseph
Drikus Volschenk
as The Prince
as The Prince
Taiwo Ajai-Lycett
as Madam Taiwo
as Madam Taiwo
Joke Silva
as Madam Bola
as Madam Bola
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Biyi Bandele
Director
Director
Biyi Bandele
Adaptation
Adaptation
Mo Abudu
Creative Producer
Creative Producer
James Amuta
Producer
Producer
Judith Audu
Producer
Producer
Adeola Osunkojo
Producer
Producer
Quinty Pillay
Producer
Producer
Heidi Uys
Creative Producer
Creative Producer
Sir Peter Badejo Obe
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Michael 'Truth' Ogunlade
Music
Music
Olawale-Brymo Olofooro
Music
Music
Lance Gewer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Thomas Adetunji
Editor
Editor
Surisa Surisa
Production Designer
Production Designer
Charlotte Buys
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Kyle Gerhardt
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Michael 'Truth' Ogunlade
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Wole Soyinka
Writer
Writer
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