The Woman King

Movie • 2022



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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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Roger Ebert

Thrilling and enrapturing, emotionally beautiful and spiritually buoyant, 'The Woman King' isn't just an uplifting battle cry. It's the movie Prince-Bythewood has been building toward throughout her entire career. And she doesn't miss.

rogerebert.com/reviews/the-woman-king-movie-review-2022

NPR

Prince-Bythewood has conceived The Woman King in the grand-scale tradition of epics like Braveheart and Gladiator, this time with women leading the charge.

npr.org/2022/09/16/1123434249/woman-king-review-viola-davis

BBC Culture

Gina Prince-Bythewood orchestrates an action-filled historical epic that blends character-driven storytelling with spectacular action.

bbc.com/culture/article/20220910-the-woman-king-review-a-spectacular-action-filled-epic

IGN

Viola Davis is the emotional center of the piece, masterfully fine-tuning her performance to go from fierce to vulnerable.

ign.com/articles/the-woman-king-review

IMDb

The movie has so much depth and contains a great primary plot and even better sub plots. The writing is remarkable, thorough and very impressive.

imdb.com/title/tt8093700/

Common Sense Media

Lots of fight/battle scenes with a high body count. Battles are intense (bloody wounds, stabbings, slit throats, shots of dead bodies, etc.) and full of moments when it seems like a character is going to die.

commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-woman-king

Rotten Tomatoes

There's a certain tenderness yet mightiness with which director Prince-Bythewood chooses to frame the story visually.

rottentomatoes.com/m/the_woman_king/reviews

IMDb

With actresses that act so well you wonder if they were preordained for success in the film industry, 'The Woman King' boasts Viola Davis and Lashana Lynch...

imdb.com/title/tt8093700/reviews