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.
Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022)
Directed by Biyi Bandele
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, History |
Release Date - Oct 7, 2022 |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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Monarch, Nigeria, Queen
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Based On: Death and the King's Horseman
Alternate Titles
El caballero del rey
AR, EC, ES
Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman
EG, DE, HK, IN, IL, KR, NL, NG, PH, SG, ZA, SE, TH, AE, GB, US
Il cavaliere del re
IT
Koniuszy królewski
PL
Kralın Süvarisi
TR
L'écuyer du roi
FR
O Cavaleiro do Rei
BR
キングズ・ホースマン ～王の先導者～
JP