Wednesday, September 21, 2022

The Woman King Official trailer

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I run a Facebook group Historical Battle Epics and two of the people who have seen this enjoyed it. It is a fun film apparently not a serious historical treatment. To read an analysis of the history read this piece from the New Yorker.

The Wiki says

The Woman King is a 2022 American historical epic 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. It is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and written by Dana Stevens, based on a story she wrote with Maria Bello. The film also stars Thuso MbeduLashana LynchSheila Atim, and John Boyega.