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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.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- 2022-09-16
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...
Sep 16, 2022 · It’s a towering task approached by Prince-Bythewood and screenwriter Dana Stevens with gentle sensitivity, and a fierce desire to show Black women as the charters of their own destiny. The film begins with flair: A group of men lounge at the center of a field by a campfire.
Sep 15, 2022 · The Woman King, an action-epic set in the 1800s, brings the complicated history of the West African kingdom of Dahomey and its all-female army known as the Agojie, to rousing life. Opening with a propulsive battle sequence that immediately grounds its story in time and place, director Gina Prince-Bythewood ( The Old Guard, The Secret Life of ...
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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....
- 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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Sep 14, 2022 · The Woman King is filled with outstanding performances led, of course, by the extraordinary performance of Viola Davis. The Academy Award-winner does an impressive job of playing the fierce side of General Nanisca, emotions restrained and laser-focused on protecting the kingdom.