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Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman

6.2(22)20221h 36m1

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Yoruba

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Biyi Bandele

Produced in

Nigeria

Where to watch

Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Digital / OTTNetflix4 Nov 2022
  • United KingdomGB

    • Digital / OTT15Netflix4 Nov 2022
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival10 Sept 2022
  • FranceFR

    • Digital / OTT12Netflix4 Nov 2022
  • PolandPL

    • Digital / OTT164 Nov 2022
  • RomaniaRO

    • Digital / OTT1510 Sept 2022
  • SingaporeSG

    • Digital / OTTM18Netflix4 Nov 2022

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Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman was released on 10 September 2022.

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