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The Woman King
CANADA · 2022

The Woman King

Gina Prince-Bythewood
female empowerment African history warrior culture slavery and resistance military leadership
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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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