The Woman King Movie (2022) – Watch Online, Release Date, Cast, Story, Budget, Collection, Trailer, Poster, Review

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The Woman King Movie Information:

Genres	Action, Drama, Historical
Country	United States
Language	English
Release date	September 16, 2022 (United States)
Running time	2hr 15min
Starring	Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Adrienne Warren, Sheila Atim,Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Directed by	Gina Prince-Bythewood
Screenplay by	Dana Stevens
Story by	Dana Stevens Gina Prince-Bythewood
Produced by	Cathy Schulman Viola Davis Julius Tennon Maria Bello
Cinematography	Polly Morgan
Edited by	Terilyn A. Shropshire
Music by	Terence Blanchard
Production Companies	TriStar Pictures Welle Entertainment JuVee Productions Jack Blue Productions Entertainment One
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing

About The Woman King Movie:

The Woman King is an American quasi-historical action-adventure film about the Agojie, the all-female warrior unit that protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 17th to 19th centuries. Set in the 1820s, the film stars Viola Davis as a general who trains the next generation of warriors to fight their enemies.

It is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and written by Dana Stevens, based on a story she wrote with Maria Bello. The film also stars Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, and John Boyega.

Bello conceived the idea for The Woman King in 2015 after visiting Benin, where the kingdom used to be located, and learning the history of the Agojie. She recruited Cathy Schulman to develop it into a feature film, pitching it to several studios, who turned it down due to financial concerns. After they met with TriStar Pictures in 2017, the film was greenlit in 2020.

Production began in South Africa in November 2021, shut down due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant a few weeks later, and resumed in early 2022. Polly Morgan was the cinematographer.

During post-production, the musical score was composed by Terence Blanchard, and the editing was completed by Terilyn A. Shropshire.

The Woman King had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022, and Sony Pictures Releasing released the film in theaters in the United States on September 16, 2022.

Following the festival screening, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards Davis’s performance and the action choreography. However, it received criticism for historical distortion of slavery.

It was named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. At the 28th Critics’ Choice Awards the film received nominations for Best Costume Design, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director, and Best Actress for Davis. Furthermore, Davis also earned Best Actress nominations at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA Film Awards, and NAACP Image Awards.

It was the last film to be distributed by Entertainment One in Canada before the distributor’s Canadian division was shut down on June 29, 2022, along with its Spanish distribution shortly before its release.

The Woman King Movie Storyline (Plot):

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 had seen. Inspired by true events, the movie 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.