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The Woman King

Release Date:September 16, 2022

Running Time:135 min

Genres:Drama, Action, History

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Cast

Viola Davis Thuso Mbedu Lashana Lynch Sheila Atim John Boyega Jordan Bolger Hero Fiennes Tiffin Jimmy Odukoya Masali Baduza Jayme Lawson Adrienne Warren Chioma Antoinette Umeala

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

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.

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