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Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman

2022, Movie, 1h 36min

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.

Country: Nigeria

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Reviews

Critic Ashima Grover

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...retains the best qualities of Soyinka's play, drawing out a vivid representation of the Yoruba community that is much closer to its native home ground and perspective.

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In the 1940s, in the Oyo Empire of Nigeria, Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman, is bound by tradition to sacrifice himself and join his ruler in the afterlife. However, Elesin's desire for beauty and sexual pleasure distracts him from his duty, leading to a tragic series of events that threaten to unleash calamity on the land and its people. As the horseman's son, Olunde, takes his place in the ritual, the community must confront the consequences of Elesin's failure to fulfill his final responsibility.

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You can stream Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman on: Netflix

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