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The Woman King (2022)

The Woman King (2022)

Action Drama History War

Her reign begins.

Release Date: 2022, September 16
Directors: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Countries: Canada, United States of America
Production: TriStar Pictures, JuVee Productions, Entertainment One, Welle Entertainment, TSG Entertainment II
Cast: Jayme Lawson, John Boyega, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Viola Davis, Bongo Mbutuma, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim, Julius Tennon, Princess Elmore, Lashana Lynch, Shaina West, Nancy Sekhokoane

Overview:

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.

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