THE WOMAN KING – Official Trailer (HD)

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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…

Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood

Story by: Maria Bello

Screenplay by: Dana Stevens and Gina Prince-Bythewood

Produced by:
Cathy Schulman
Viola Davis
Julius Tennon
Maria Bello

Executive Producer: Peter McAleese

Cast:
Viola Davis
Thuso Mbedu
Lashana Lynch
Sheila Atim
Hero Fiennes Tiffin
and John Boyega

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[J_Ambrus_Films]

I urge everyone to read up on the Kingdom of Dahomey before celebrating this film. Prepare to discover the shocking reality of slavery and how it was not singlehandedly operated by European nations. The complicity of this crime runs deep and well beyond skin colour. Don’t let the media and Hollywood sanitize history.

[mx.menacing]

Thank you everyone in the comment section for bringing attention to the real history the movie is based on. I never would've known had I not checked the comments.

[JohnSmith-locn]

When she shouted to her warriors: "They can take our lives but cannot take our slaves" - that was sooo inspiring and brave!

[EscaExcel]

The French attacked them because they were invading villages to capture the villagers and sell them as slaves, this is after the British blockaded them to stop them from exporting slaves in 1851. Dahomey not only got rich mainly from selling slaves, but they also performed tons of human sacrifices, but it was a one sided defeat, something like only 16 french died to the 1000-2000 Dahomey slave trades in the first war.

[NoticerOfficial]

"How accurate is The Woman King?" we learned that in real life, the Dahomey are much more the villains than the heroes. The Kingdom of Dahomey was a bloodthirsty society bent on conquest. It was customary for the Dahomey to return home with the rotting heads and genitals of those they killed in battle. They conquered neighboring African states and took their citizens as slaves, selling many in the Atlantic slave trade in exchange for items like rifles, tobacco, and alcohol. Many of the slaves they sold ended up in America. They also kept some slaves for themselves to work on royal plantations. The business of slavery is what brought Dahomey most of its wealth. For them, it very much came down to either enslave others or become enslaved yourself.

The Agojie (women warriors) fought in slave raids along with the male fighters. There are accounts of Dahomey warriors conducting slave raids on villages where they cut the heads off of the elderly and rip the bottom jaw bones off others. During the raids, they'd burn the villages to the ground. Those who they let live, including the children, were taken captive and sold as slaves. The movie strategically downplays this part of Dahomey's history, so as to not complicate the story with the truth.

Each year in Dahomey, roughly 500 slaves and criminals were mass executed in large-scale human sacrifices during the religious ceremonies of a festival known as the Annual Customs of Dahomey. Most were sacrificed by way of decapitation, a method of killing widely used by the Dahomean kings. The 1727 Annual Customs of the Dahomey ceremony reportedly saw as many as 4, 000 people sacrificed.

[rschiwal]

I hear Sony is working on a new film centered on a German death camp operator bravely defending his way of life against the invading American, British and Russian armies.
"Keep the Furnace Fires Burning."

[lonetemplar]

I absolutely loved the part where she was jumping into combat, that she went so high that she managed to put a foot print on the surface of the moon and then said, "One small step for woman, one giant leap for womankind." So stunning and brave. I had both tears and gas.

[antonioesposito]

When she shouted to her warriors: "This is sponsored by NordVPN" - that was sooo inspiring and brave!

[SGtMarkIV]

I see a lot of people defending this saying "who cares if the Dahomeys enslaved people, they did other things too. People don't feel offended when it's not a movie about Romans that doesnt shows slavery or crucification"

Dude, this entire war was about slavery. Because the Dahomeys entire culture existed based on slavery, because their entire existence was about raiding other African cities and enslaving people. This is why the French decided to step in and fight a war to put an end to their empire in the first place. And a large portion of the French forces were also Africans who were tired of Dahomey's shit. (like the Senegalese Tirailleurs. They should had just made a movie about them, and it would be a cool movie about black soldiers putting the final nail in the coffin of the last great enslaver empire in the world. THEY are the ones that deserves a movie about them, not their enslavers)
By the time this war takes place (1892), slavery already had been banned in the entire western world.(Brazil was the last country to abolish slavery, in 1888).

If you still don't understand how bad the concept of this movie is, then try to imagine a World War Two movie where the Germans are invaded by the French, who have concentration camps to exterminate Germans in Paris, and then say it's "based on a powerful true story". This is what this movie looks like. It's disgusting. Every single person involved with the production of this movie should feel ashamed.

Spoilers: It's going to be difficulty for the her to become a "woman king" because when the city was captured, the coward king tried to set the whole city on fire and then ran away. Let's say there was not much more of a kingdom to govern after the war.

[billbadson]

_"We are the blade of freedom"_

But not freedom for the slaves they kept in bondage and/or used as literal human sacrifices lol

[lucascoval]

"How much historical revisionism do you want?"

YES.

[nathanmorgan]

Based on powerful true events...
Which we totally mostly just ignored and made up our own story instead.

[timokohler]

I love the scene where she sold her people for european guns, so stunning and brave.

[therightarmofthefreeworld]

"The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of 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. Some things are worth fighting for…"

Their way of life being enslaving others and partaking in mass human sacrifice.

[kishinpillay]

I am waiting for the sequel already 'MAN QUEEN' 👍👍

[Davey]

Never let Hollywood teach you about your history

[Ninja_]

this is certainly a certified sony moment

[philoyphilia]

It's so inspiring to see so many sentences starting with "I love the part where..." So loving

[hairylarrymcnarry]

This movie is so brave in telling the story of the real heros who maintained the slave trade in Africa. The lead actress is so brave. The director and producers were so brave in their bravery for this groundbreaking script on slavetrader bravery . The caterers bravely catered everyday to the brave extras who bravely got paid to portray history that didnt exist . Cudos.

[heyitsbig_kid]

“I would rather fight for over 100 years than give up my slaves”~ The Dahomey king