The Woman King
Her reign begins.
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.
- Year: 2022
- Country: Canada, United States of America
- Genre: Action, Drama, History
- Studio: TriStar Pictures, JuVee Productions, Entertainment One, Welle Entertainment, TSG Entertainment II
- Keyword: 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
- Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Cast: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, John Boyega, Jordan Bolger