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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.
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Synopsis
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.
Cast, crew and production details
About The Woman King
Cast
Viola DavisNanisca
Thuso MbeduNawi
Lashana LynchIzogie
Sheila AtimAmenza
John BoyegaKing Ghezo
Jordan BolgerMalik
Hero Fiennes TiffinSanto Ferreira
Jimmy OdukoyaOba AdeCredits
- Directed by
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Written by
- Dana Stevens, Maria Bello, Dana Stevens
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $50M
- Box office
- $97.6M
Production
TriStar PicturesUnited States
JuVee ProductionsUnited States
Entertainment OneCanada
Welle EntertainmentUnited States
TSG Entertainment IIUnited States
