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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.
Other sources contest the claim that King Agaja's older sister Queen Hangbe was the ruler to establish the units, some even going so far as to question whether or not Queen Hangbe actually existed. [7] From the time of King Ghezo (ruling from 1818 to 1858), Dahomey became increasingly militaristic. Ghezo placed great importance on the army ...
Viola Davis and Thuso Mbedu star in 'The Woman King' about the Agojie, an all-female warrior group. Is it based on a true story? Here's what we know.
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.
Viola Davis pauses at the premiere of "The Woman King" during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. (Chris Pizzello / Invision/Associated Press) ... known as the Agojie, that guarded the ...
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.
'The Woman King' stars Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, Thuso Mbedu and Sheila Atim as an elite team of all-female warriors from 19th century western Africa.
“The Woman King will tell one of history’s greatest forgotten stories from the real world in which we live, where an army of African warrior women staved off slavery, colonialism, and inter ...