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.
I wanted to enjoy this more than I did. The Woman King has a black cast, where black women are the focus of the story and do most of the action and it is about African history. These are all elements I want to see coming from hollywood, yet I felt that it missed the mark a bit for me. Firstly let me acknowledge the continuing discussion around the historical inaccuracies and offensiveness of the depictions in this film. I would suggest that anyone reading this review to conduct their own research into this. I do not know enough about this subject matter to comment in depth about this aspect of the film. I will say that if the depictions are as misguided as I am led to believe it's a shame that so many people will be misinfomed about African history as a consequence of this film and it's a shame Hollywood doesn't give due diligence to black history. However I do recognise that one advantage of this film is that it has provoked conversations that have led to more people being infor
