The Woman King (2022)
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood this film stars Viola David, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega. Elite women warriors defend the kingdom of Dahomey from its rivals.
When Hollywood and history combine you are never getting the real deal, this film mixes a very large dose of fiction in with history. If anything this is the Marvel version of history and would serve well as a Black Panther prequel, too much of the unpalatable side of history is omitted in favour of a more super hero approach. Some good performances and a nice bit of representation I just would have preferred something a bit more historical.
2/5
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