国王的骑手
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Inspiredbytruelifeevents,intheOyoEmpireinthe1940’s,ElesinOba,theking’schiefhorseman,succumbstothelureofbeautyandsexualdesireontheveryeveningheissettodieinordertofulfilhislifelongdebtofritualsuicidetoaccompanythedeadAlaafintotherealmoftheancestors,hederailsfromaveryimportantgenerationalandspiritualtransaction.Thissetsinmotionaseriesofcatastrophicconsequences,inaspell-bindingfilmofemotions,humour,andtragicrolereversalsthatputsancientbeliefsandcustomsontrialinaneverincreasinglypost-modernandWesternworld