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  1. Sep 15, 2022 · In “The Woman King,” Viola Davis leads the women warriors of Dahomey, a real regiment in 19th-century Africa whose exact origins remain obscured by tribal myths and oral traditions. Credit ...

    • Gina Prince-Bythewood
    • 2 min
  2. Sep 10, 2022 · Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood. Starring: Viola Davis, John Boyega, Lashana Lynch, Thuso Mbedu. Film length: 2hr 6m. After The Woman King's opening battle against the Oyo, a tribe...

  3. 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
  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 their enemies.

  5. Sep 16, 2022 · Thrilling and enrapturing, emotionally beautiful and spiritually buoyant, “The Woman King” isn’t just an uplifting battle cry. It’s the movie Prince-Bythewood has been building toward throughout her entire career. And she doesn’t miss.

  6. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Oscar®-winner Viola Davis) as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for...

    • (275)
    • Action, Adventure, History, Drama, War
    • PG-13
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  8. Sep 8, 2022 · Led by Viola Davis as General Nanisca, the women live in their own corner of the palace of King Ghezo (John Boyega) in a man-free enclave as they hone their combat skills. Into this environment...