After an affair with a queen leads to his demise, an eager traveler encounters a mystical bird with the power to give him another life.
Production
Kunle Afolayan built an entire Oyo-era village. The scale is *insane*.
Costume
Arolake's fabrics alone deserve their own billing.
Acting
Sola Sobowale steals every scene she's barely in.
Director
Kunle Afolayan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Afolayan filmed entirely in Yoruba to prove Nollywood could rival prestige cinema without colonial languages. Netflix's first original Yoruba-language film.
The mystical bird's design blends Yoruba Egungun mask traditions with CGI—no pure digital creation. Those movements? Dancers in motion capture suits.
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I like how Nigerian directors are using the beautiful landscape of nigeria and also referring back to folklore stories. Amazing!
@PrettiBrownEyesMisha 611
This is definitely one for the watch list. Kunle Afolayan always go for quality rather than quantity. It says a lot about all his previous films. Hopefully, this adds more and show that African stories are a lot more.
@gbayesola 286
Finally a Nigerian movie without lekki-ikoyi bridge making an appearance.
@Chuuzus 475
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