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Director Gina Prince-Bythewood may be from California, but both her identity and her latest film are firmly rooted in the African continent.  The Woman King is set in 19th Century Benin and follows General Nanisca (Viola Davis), leader of an elite all-female unit of warriors – the Agojie – who …

The first trailer for The Woman King is here – and it’s epic. Based on a true story, Viola Davis stars as General Nansica, leader of the Dahomey Amazons, who were an all-female military regiment in the West African Kingdom of Dahomey from the early 1700s to 1904. John Boyega …