Popcorn and Plantain

Eleshin Oba (The King's Horseman)


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In this episode, Mercy and Dallah along with our first guest, Enny discuss Eleshin Oba (The King's Horseman).

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 BelloBrymoDeyemi OkanlawonOmowunmi DadaJide KosokoLangley KirkwoodJoke Silva amongst others in supporting roles.
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