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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Deyemi Okanlawon, ranked
Deyemi Okanlawon appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Elesin Oba or Swallow.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Deyemi Okanlawon appears. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
Death and the King's Horseman
Wole Soyinka, 1975
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Biyi Bandele, 2022
In the Oyo Empire (Nigeria) 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. Based on a real-life story.
Swallow
Sefi Atta, 2010
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Kunle Afolayan, 2021
Set against a backdrop of 1980s Lagos, struggling under the weight of austerity measures and the infamous War Against Indiscipline. In ‘Swallow’, Kunle Afolayan opts for a retro film look that pays perfect homage to a nostalgic past and this cinematic masterpiece will take viewers on a memorable ride.