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The Woman King: Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. With Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim. A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- (75K)
- Action, Drama, History
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- 2022-09-16
Box office. $97.6 million [3][4] The Woman King is a 2022 American historical action-adventure film about the Agojie, the all-female warrior unit that protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 17th to 19th centuries. Set in the 1820s, the film stars Viola Davis as a general who trains the next generation of warriors to fight ...
- ‘The Woman King’
- Viola Davis Shares First-Look Images
- Lebo M to Compose Five Songs
According to Deadline, The Woman King is inspired by a true story. The film is based on events that took place in the Kingdom of Dahomey, a West African kingdom, in the 18th and 19th centuries. Viola Davis will play Nanisca, the general of an all-female military. Thuso Mbedu will play Nawi, an ambitious recruit. The film directed by Gina Prince-Byt...
Taking to Twitter on Tuesday 1 February, Viola Davis shared the first-look images of The Woman King. In her tweet, the star actress said she was “deeply honoured and excited to bring this incredible story to life.”
South African composer Lebo M will compose five songs or The Woman King. He told SowetanLivein 2021 that the songs have been crafted with “precision and due consideration of the immense and historical significance that the movie brings.”
Jul 5, 2022 · American director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s historical epic film, The Woman King, starring Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis and SA’s Thuso Mbedu, is set to hit theatres on 16 September. The film...
Jul 8, 2022 · 'The Woman King' is the untold story of African female warriors, starring South Africa's very own, Thuso Mbedu, alongside Viola Davis.
- Female
- Wunderman Thompson
- UX Content Writer
Sep 10, 2022 · Film length: 2hr 6m. After The Woman King's opening battle against the Oyo, a tribe that captures other Africans to be sold as slaves, Prince-Bythewood takes us into the world of Dahomey.
Sep 16, 2022 · The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything...
