Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman

Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman
Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman
Directed by	Biyi Bandele
Screenplay by	Biyi Bandele (translated into Yoruba by Kola Tubosun)
Based on	Death and the King's Horseman; by Wole Soyinka
Produced by	Mo Abudu; Quinty Pillay; Heidi Uys; Adeola Osunkojo; Judith Audu; James Amuta;
Starring	Odunlade Adekola; Shaffy Bello; Olawale Ibrahim Ashimi; Deyemi Okanlawon; Omowunmi Dada; Jide Kosoko; Kevin Ushi; Jenny Stead; Mark Elderkin; Langley Kirkwood; Taiwo Ajai-Lycett; Joke Silva;
Production; companies	Ebonylife TV; Netflix;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	9 September 2022 (2022 Toronto International Film Festival); 28 October 2022 (Nigeria); 4 November 2022 (Netflix);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Nigeria
Languages	Yoruba; English;

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 at Churchill College during his political exile from Nigeria,^[1] and it is based on a real incident that took place in Yorubaland during British Colonial rule.^[2]^[3] 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.