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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 ...

  2. 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.

  3. 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...

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  4. Sep 16, 2022 · The Woman King,” an exhilarating saga set on the battlefields of nineteenth-century West Africa, opens with a scene of liberation. Dahomey, a scrappy kingdom menaced by the slave trade, has...

  5. 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...

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    • Gina Prince-Bythewood
    • PG-13
    • Viola Davis
  6. Sep 10, 2022 · Critics say that despite a few minor quibbles with the script, Gina Prince-Bythewood's historical epic offers an awards-worthy performance from Davis, a breakout star in Thuso Mbedu, and...

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  8. 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. ★★★★☆

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