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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
Inspired by true events, this is the remarkable, action-packed story about the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey with skills and a fierceness unlike...
Sep 10, 2022 · The Woman King leans toward fantasy in its heroic moments, but is rooted in truth about war, brutality and freedom. It is a splashy popcorn movie with a social conscience. ★★★★☆
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.
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. Sony ...
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- 2 min
Oct 28, 2022 · The Woman King stars Viola Davis as the fierce general leading an all-woman band of warriors into war in a 19th-century kingdom beset by European slavery and internal power struggles.
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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.
