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The Woman King

2022, action, drama, history

135 minutes

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...

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9.0

2022-09-15

The Woman King has been described by Viola Davis herself as her magnum opus and I don’t think it’s hyperbolic to call her performance a masterpiece. Read more

9.0

2022-09-16

The film is an exceptionally well made, old fashioned historical epic. But as soon as you try to string together a list of similar films, you realize that there are none. This movie is the breathtaking, entertaining and wildly necessary new king of that genre. Read more

8.0

2022-10-26

The Woman King is gorgeous, violent, eye-opening and start-to-finish thrill-a-minute entertaining. Read more

8.0

2022-09-26

It’s the sort of bold action adventure that we haven’t seen in a while at the cinema and it is pretty entertaining. I don’t think it’s a classic, although Viola Davis once again deserves Oscar attention for the role. Read more

8.0

2022-09-17

Some of the standout efforts include the fabulous costume work of Gersha Phillips, the enveloping cinematography of Polly Morgan, and the intricate choreography of Zoyi Lindiwe Muendane. Read more

8.0

2022-09-11

The Woman King is just an incredibly inspiring story that shows how only through unity can the enemy be defeated. Read more

6.0

2022-10-03

Gina Prince-Bythewood does a far better job with The Woman King's action scenes than those in her previous effort, The Old Guard, constructing them in a manner that leaves us in no doubt that these women could take down much bigger men with their physical prowess. Read more

4.0

2023-01-25

A bit more tension, characterization, and drama were required, while the unassertive directorial approach of Gina Prince-Bythewood makes it less impactant than it should. Read more

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8.0

2022-10-11

Dit is een verrassend project met een gouden combinatie van sterke elementen: Leren over een buitenlandse cultuur, hardhandige thema’s en vooroordelen belichten, een dosis menselijkheid meegeven, grote veldslagen in beeld brengen én vrouwen neerzetten als stoere krijgers. Read more

6.0

2022-10-10

The Woman King draagt het blauwdruk van Black Panther. Behoorlijk werk van regisseuse Gina Prince-Bythewood ondanks zijn traag tempo. Read more

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