PREVIEW: The Woman King (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Viola Davis (Fences), Thuso Mbedu (film debut), Lashana Lynch (No Time to Die), Sheila Atim (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), John Boyega (Attack the Block), Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After We Collided), Adrienne Warren (film debut), Jayme Lawson (The Batman), Masali Baduza (Bhai’s Café), Angélique Kidjo (The CEO), Jimmy Odukoya (Tomorrow Can Wait), Thando Dlomo (film debut), Jordan Bolger (iBoy), Zozibini Tunzi (film debut), Makgotso M (Ayanda), Siv Ngesi (Knuckle City)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball), director; Dana Stevens (City of Angels), writer; Maria Bello (In Search of Fellini), Viola Davis (Troop Zero), Cathy Schulman (Crash) and Julius Tennon (Custody), producers; Terence Blanchard (Da 5 Bloods) and Lebo M. (Long Night’s Journey Into Day), composers; Polly Morgan (Lucy in the Sky), cinematographer; Terilyn A. Shropshire (The Old Guard), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the 19th century, within the African kingdom of Dahomey, a legion of all-female warriors known as the Agojie, led by their respected general Nanisca (Davis), protects the people from danger. As a new enemy threatens to disrupt their way of life, Nanisca trains a new generation of warriors to fight in an oncoming battle…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Viola Davis leads this fierce historical action epic, which places focus on the legendary Agojie warriors who fought to protect their African kingdom at any cost.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

TUESDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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