The Woman King (2022)
Release Date
2022-09-16
Rating
8
Duration
135 min
Countries
Keywords
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
Qualities
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.
