The Woman King (2022)

Name: The Woman King
Released: 2022
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, John Boyega

• Movies, Action, Drama, History

• 135 min

7.6

Her reign begins.

Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Casting: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, John Boyega, Jordan Bolger, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Jimmy Odukoya, Masali Baduza, Jayme Lawson, Adrienne Warren, Chioma Antoinette Umeala, Siyamthanda Makakane, Shaina West, Sivuyile Ngesi, Riaan Visman, Seputla Sebogodi, Angélique Kidjo, Wanda Banda, Lethabo, Kekole Mathabathe, Daniel Hadebe, Kgomotso Moshia, Zozibini Tunzi, Makgotso M, Thando Dlomo, Zeaf Ejama, Julius Tennon, Pumla Ndlazi, Bonko Khoza, Sne Mbatha, Boitumelo Makgalemele, Bongo Mbutuma, Kwanda Tim Dlamini, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, Didi Ledwaba, Chumani Pan, Cebelihle Mbambo, Chris Ncekana, Tuks Tad Lungu, Yannick Brand, Nancy Sekhokoane, Joel Mukadi, Princess Elmore
Countries: Canada, United States of America
Premiere: 2022-09-16
Status: Released

Tags: africa, arranged marriage, warrior woman, based on true story, slave trade, duringcreditsstinger, woman director, military unit, aggressive, 19th century, mother daughter reunion, freed slave, female warrior, west africa, weapons training, factual, reminiscent, admiring, celebratory, commanding, exhilarated

The 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 world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.