RATING: M

DURATION: 2:15

DIRECTOR: Gina Prince-Bythewood

STARRING: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch

The Woman King is the remarkable 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. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Oscar-winner Viola Davis) as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life. Some things are worth fighting for.

REVIEWS

“Muscular in its action sequences, sweeping in scope; a big, flexing, show-off spectacle of a movie. The Woman King is the kind of historical epic that just doesn’t get made any more.” - THE GUARDIAN

“Thrilling and enrapturing, emotionally beautiful and spiritually buoyant.” -ROGER EBERT