Inspired by tr ue life events, in t he Oyo Empi re in the 1 940& ;#39;s, Elesi n Oba, the k ing's chief horsema n, suc cumbs to the lure of be auty and sexual desire on the very evening he is s et to die in order to fulf il his lifelong debt of ritual s uicide to accom pany th e dead Alaafin to the rea lm of the ancestors, he derails f rom a very important ge nerational and spirit ual transaction . This sets i n motion a series of ca tastrophic consequences, in a spell -binding film of emot ions, h umour, a nd tragic role reve rsals tha t puts a ncient bel iefs and customs on t rial in an ever in creasingly post-modern and Weste rn world.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.详情