A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Director
- Writers
- Dana Stevens(screenplay by)
- Maria Bello(story by)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Dana Stevens(screenplay by)
- Maria Bello(story by)
- Stars
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 25 wins & 114 nominations total
Chioma Antoinette Umeala
- Tara
- (as Chioma Umeala)
Sivuyile Ngesi
- The Migan
- (as Siv Ngesi)
Angélique Kidjo
- The Meunon
- (as Angelique Kidjo)
- Director
- Writers
- Dana Stevens(screenplay by) (story by)
- Maria Bello(story by)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe actors trained for four months before shooting to get in shape for the action sequences: every day, they would lift weights for 90 minutes, and then trained for three and a half hours with a stunt coordinator, where they learned martial arts, how to use swords and spears, and did some cardio.
- GoofsEarlier in the movie there is a scene featuring Impala, a species found only in East and South Africa, and the sound effect used for them is the sound of an North American elk bugle.
- Crazy creditsThere's a mid-credits scene, in which Amenza is seen performing a memorial ceremony for her fallen sisters, pouring salt and whiskey over their weapons. She says their names aloud, and the last name we hear is Breonna.
- SoundtracksTribute to the King
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This movie has literally everything you'd want in a movie - tremendous action, great villains, self discovery and character triumph
The Woman King (2022) is a movie my wife and I caught in theatres last night. The storyline follows an African kingdom with a new(er) king in 1823 who posses the only female army in Africa. The leader of the female Army has a past that haunts her but the respect of her king, enough to be on his council. She strongly urges him to avoid the slave trade and find alternative methods of riches. Meanwhile, those who do believe strongly in the slave trade look to march on the kingdom and bring them down. A new recruitment class to the female army brings brashness, new ideas to defend the kingdom, and the female leader's ghosts back to the forefront...
This movie is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball) and stars Viola Davis (The Help), Thuso Mbedu (The Underground Railroad), Lashana Lynch (No Time to Die), Sheila Atim (Doctor Strange: In the Mouth of Madness), John Boyega (Star Wars: Episode VII-IV) and Jimmy Odukoya (Mamba's Diamond).
This movie has so much depth and contains a great primary plot and even better sub plots. The writing is remarkable, thorough and very impressive. The character's inner demons are well portrayed as is their struggle to overcome them. The acting is out of this world across the board. You feel for every character; and if anything happens to anyone, you feel personally hurt. The villains were also excellent as is the outcome of each of them. The settings and cinematography is outstanding and there is impressive use of lighting. The action scenes are remarkable and the fight choreography is award winning caliber. My only complaint is an awkward love story that is obviously in here to show maturity and self discovery but I could have done without it.
Overall, this movie has literally everything you'd want in a movie - tremendous action, great villains, self discovery and character triumph. I would strongly, strongly recommend seeing this movie and score it a 10/10. We loved it.
This movie is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball) and stars Viola Davis (The Help), Thuso Mbedu (The Underground Railroad), Lashana Lynch (No Time to Die), Sheila Atim (Doctor Strange: In the Mouth of Madness), John Boyega (Star Wars: Episode VII-IV) and Jimmy Odukoya (Mamba's Diamond).
This movie has so much depth and contains a great primary plot and even better sub plots. The writing is remarkable, thorough and very impressive. The character's inner demons are well portrayed as is their struggle to overcome them. The acting is out of this world across the board. You feel for every character; and if anything happens to anyone, you feel personally hurt. The villains were also excellent as is the outcome of each of them. The settings and cinematography is outstanding and there is impressive use of lighting. The action scenes are remarkable and the fight choreography is award winning caliber. My only complaint is an awkward love story that is obviously in here to show maturity and self discovery but I could have done without it.
Overall, this movie has literally everything you'd want in a movie - tremendous action, great villains, self discovery and character triumph. I would strongly, strongly recommend seeing this movie and score it a 10/10. We loved it.
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- kevin_robbins
- Sep 16, 2022
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- Also known as
- Nữ Vương Huyền Thoại
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $67,328,130
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $19,051,442
- Sep 18, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $97,250,903
- Runtime2 hours 15 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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