Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman
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| Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): November 4, 2022 |
Starring:
Deyemi Okanlawon, Fares Boulos, Jenny Stead, Jide Kosoko, Langley Kirkwood, Mark Elderkin, Odunlade Adekola, Olawale-Brymo Olofooro, Omowunmi Dada, Shaffy Bello
Summary:
After his king dies, a horseman must sacrifice himself to serve his ruler in the afterlife but sudden distractions lead to unexpected tragedy.
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Nov 10, 2022
Nov 10, 2022
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Jan 19, 2023
The drama, with characters trying to avert a tragedy under tragic circumstances, is cleverly-constructed, with its contrivances nicely obscured by the glorious sense of place and time seen, in hindsight, as at best another “grey area” moment in the mixed bag of late era colonialism, at worst as another crippling blow dealt to a culture destined to barely survive the experience.
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