Elesin Oba opened to mixed reactions from the audience on November 4, 2022.

The brain behind the reins of EbonyLife studios, Mo Abudu has responded to the negative criticism trailing her Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman as directed by the late Biyi Bandele.

Produced by Mo Abudu and set in the Oyo Empire, Elesin Oba is the story of a King’s horseman who must commit ritual suicide to follow his deceased king into the afterlife.

Since its release on Netflix on Friday, many film lovers and enthusiasts have taken their time to make comments on the film and many of them have not been good.

In response to a post by Deyemi Okanlawon, Mo Abudu praised the actor while taking a huge swipe at the critics of the movie.

Asides Mo, some of the cast of Elesin Oba have also taken to social media to tackle the people who don’t like the film. In a tweet, Deyemi describes them as people who lack art appreciation

“Elesin Oba is a work of art – the late Biyi Bandele’s visual rep of Wole Soyinka’s lit masterpiece… but as with any art form you can expect that some, who perhaps lack art appreciation experience, will view it upside down. Rgds, Olunde, Deyemi. Best In Dying in Nollywood Films.”

The adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s critically acclaimed play is streaming on Netflix