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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.
"Time to Boycott the Woman King movie. The film is about the Dahomey & Benin that traded slaves into the transatlantic. #BoycottWomanKing," tweeted @tonetalks. "This may be the most offensive film ...
Starring Viola Davis as General Nanisca, a trailer for "The Woman King" shows that the film is "based on true (historical) events." To be released on Sept. 16.
Two Oscar snubs later, The Woman King (which stars the oh-so-talented Viola Davis) is still a must-watch movie on Netflix. The film takes place in the 1820s and Davis plays a West African warrior ...
Echoing her research in Dahomey and the Atlantic slave trade, her comments on the movie The Woman King were featured in Slate and the Washington Post. Araujo underscored that the movie misrepresented King Gezo (1818–1859) as attempting to end Dahomey's slave trade. [12] [13]
In an opinion editorial for The New Yorker, Julian Lucas writes a critique about the historical accuracy of The Woman King in which he uses Women Warriors with Lupita Nyong'o to clinch his argument. He notes that Nyong'o was originally cast in a leading role for The Woman King but she was not involved in its final production. Lucus concludes ...
John Boyega also stars as Dahomey ruler King Ghezo. The Woman King makes its debut in theatres on September 16. Best of Rolling Stone. Risky Business: Every Tom Cruise Film, Ranked – Updated.
The Woman King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2022 film of the same name, released on September 16, 2022 by Milan Records.The album featured mostly original score composed by Terence Blanchard, [1] who produced a "heavy orchestral scores" mimicking that of the historical epics and African instruments that tune with the film's setting.