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  1. 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
  2. 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.

  3. 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 the...

    • (277)
    • Gina Prince-Bythewood
    • PG-13
    • Viola Davis
  4. Jul 10, 2022 · Gina Prince-Bythewood delivers an entertaining throwback to classic Hollywood epics, buoyed by excellent performances from Viola Davis and her fellow warriors. Viola Davis is African warrior ...

  5. 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
  6. Oct 21, 2022 · The African kingdom of Dahomey stands upon the precipice of great conflict and change as General Nanisca leads the charge against the realm’s enemies as well as guiding young Nawi through the trials of becoming a Agojie in the movie The Woman King. Director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s latest film visions a gritty and realistic cinematic lens of ...

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  8. Sep 10, 2022 · At the start of The Woman King, Viola Davis (Nanisca) lets out a war whoop that sends her all-female army into battle, mercilessly wielding spears and machetes.

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