Inspiredbytruelifeevents,intheOyoEmpireinthe1940's,ElesinOba,theking'schiefhorseman,succumbstothelureofbeautyandsexualdesireontheveryeveningheissettodieinordertofulfilhislifelongdebtofritualsuicidetoaccompanythedeadAlaafintotherealmoftheancestors,hederailsfromaveryimportantgenerationalandspiritualtransaction.Thissetsinmotionaseriesofcatastrophicconsequences,inaspell-bindingfilmofemotions,humour,andtragicrolereversalsthatputsancientbeliefsandcustomsontrialinaneverincreasinglypost-modernandWesternworld.