The Woman King (2022)
The Woman King (2022)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Viola Davis
Nanisca / Producer
Thuso Mbedu
Nawi
Lashana Lynch
Izogie
Sheila Atim
Amenza
John Boyega
King Ghezo
Jordan Bolger
Malik
Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Santo Ferreira
Jimmy Odukoya
Oba Ade
Masali Baduza
Fumbe
Jayme Lawson
Shante
Adrienne Warren
Ode
Chioma Antoinette Umeala
Tara
Siyamthanda Makakane
Cindra
Shaina West
Esi
Sivuyile Ngesi
The Migan
Riaan Visman
Tanonu
Seputla Sebogodi
The Meu
Angélique Kidjo
The Meunon
Wanda Banda
Young Nanisca
Lethabo
Young Amenza
Kekole Mathabathe
Ajahe
Aisha Coley
CastingDirector
Daniel Hadebe
Oyo Secretary
Kgomotso Moshia
Dayo
Zozibini Tunzi
Efe
Makgotso M
Iniya
Thando Dlomo
Kelu
Zeaf Ejama
Fumbe's Mother
Julius Tennon
Moru / Producer
Pumla Ndlazi
Ydande
Bonko Khoza
Boma
Sne Mbatha
Okankan
Boitumelo Makgalemele
Lida
Bongo Mbutuma
Oyo Soldier
Kwanda Tim Dlamini
Bothi
Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi
Master Abade
Didi Ledwaba
Teenage Girl
Chumani Pan
Abomey Father
Cebelihle Mbambo
Curious Abomey Child
Chris Ncekana
Dahomey Warrior
Tuks Tad Lungu
Village Leader
Yannick Brand
African Kruman
Nancy Sekhokoane
Shopkeeper
Joel Mukadi
Young Oba
Princess Elmore
Villager (uncredited)
Cathy Schulman
Producer
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Director
Maria Bello
Producer / Story
Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer
Dana Stevens
Story / Screenplay
Peter McAleese
Executive Producer
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Editor
Polly Morgan
Director of Photography
Tshepiso Chikapa Phiri
Executive Producer / Production Executive
Akin McKenzie
Production Design
Christophe Dalberg
Supervising Art Director
Tarryn McCann
Art Direction
Moray McGregor
Art Direction
Catherine Palmer
Art Direction
Malwande Sigabi
Art Direction
James Collett
Art Direction
Birrie le Roux
Set Decoration
Di Sole
Set Decoration
Gersha Phillips
Costume Design
Jeremy Dell
Makeup & Hair
Cindi Keitumetse
Makeup Artist
Lesley Ann Kleinhans
Makeup Supervisor / Makeup Artist
Sergio Lopez-Rivera
Makeup Artist
Maiphephi Moitang
Makeup Artist
Tsholofelo Montshiwa
Makeup Artist
Babalwa Carol Mtshiselwa
Prosthetic Designer / Makeup Designer
Giovanna Perry
Makeup Supervisor
Minke Swart
Makeup Artist
Francois Rademeyer
Makeup Supervisor
Michaela Young
Makeup Artist
Chicco Cardoso
Standby Art Director
Catherine Makgati Carroll
Set Designer
Mark O'Donovan
Set Designer
Amidou Fombe Tiku
Set Dresser
John Trafford
Set Dresser
Hector C. Gika
Sound Effects Editor
Tony Lamberti
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Becky Sullivan
Sound Supervisor
Jay Wilkinson
Sound Designer
Alysia Wildman
Visual Effects Producer
David Sadler-Coppard
Visual Effects Supervisor
Andrew Morley
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joss Flores
Visual Effects Producer
Claudia Dehmel
Visual Effects Producer
Sara Bennett
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lynn Paulsen
Costume Supervisor
Farooq Peterson
Costume Standby
Jodi Bowers
Set Costumer
Alex-Ann Keppie
Set Costumer
Tristan Makka
Set Costumer
Terence Norman
Set Costumer
Babalola Jean-Michel Hervé Akimbola
Thanks
Mickey Strumwig
Production Assistant
Storm Solomons
Production Assistant
Kami Nkurunziza
Production Secretary
Sisipho Ngodwane
Production Assistant
Khuselo Mxenge
Production Assistant
Ashraf Mustapha
Set Medic
Samkelisiwe Mgadi
Production Assistant
Mpho MacChambers
Production Assistant
Claudia Lima
Assistant Production Coordinator
Ananda Law
Production Supervisor
Fairuz Khan
Production Coordinator
Kyle Hyde
Production Assistant
Ulrich Fritz
Production Coordinator
Kyle N. Davy
Production Assistant
Josh Clark
Production Assistant
Angela Beccaro
Production Assistant
Morag Cameron
Script Supervisor
Iegsaan Isaacs
Assistant Location Manager
Gareth De Breuyn
Assistant Location Manager
Neville Botha
Location Manager
Kelsea Williams
Finishing Producer
Jess Phillips
Assistant Editor
Loan Phan
Finishing Producer
Obinna Robert Onyeri
Post Production Assistant
Sashnie Moodley
Post Production Assistant
A'sia Horne
Assistant Editor
Kristin Graham
Finishing Producer
Emma Escamilla
Finishing Producer
Aldine Bronkhorst
Assistant Editor
J.P. van der Merwe
Extras Casting
Vanessa Toll
Casting Associate
Ben Tjibe
Casting Assistant
Christa Schamberger
Local Casting
Richard Lothian
Casting Associate
Nathan Castle
Extras Casting Assistant
Terri-Leigh Boonzaier
Extras Casting Assistant
Amy Costa
Casting Assistant
Hayley Westray
Third Assistant Director
Dwayne Titus
Second Second Assistant Director
Nkululeko Radebe
Third Assistant Director
Shaun O'Dell
Second Unit Director
Monica Manaka
Third Assistant Director
Bongani Malgas
Third Assistant Director
Karim Huu Do
Second Unit Director
Heynes Chad
Third Assistant Director
Dale Butler
First Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 16, 2022
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 15m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$50,000,000
Box Office$97,300,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Woman King is a 2022 American 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 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 positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards Davis's performance and the action choreography, though it received criticism for historical distortion of slavery. 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 alongside with its Spanish distribution shortly before the film's release.