The Woman King (2022)

Part of our Screen Queens series
The Woman King (2022)
The Woman King (2022)

  • Jill Craigie Cinema, Roland Levinsky Building

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The Woman King (15)
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood, US/Canada, 2022, 135 mins
Cast. Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, Angelique Kidjo, John Boyega
We fight not just for today, but for the future!
During their final battle against the Oyo, General Nanisca rallies the Agojie with a speech that encompasses everything they stand for, and what they hope to do in the future. She hopes they will become part of a kingdom that no longer sells its own people, but one that gains strength through unity, as the Agojie have always done. Fighting for the Dahomey Kingdom is fighting for all of Africa.
Viola Davis is magnificent as Nanisca, leader of the Agoji, the all-female army responsible for protecting the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1820s. Director Gina Prince-Bythewood balances powerhouse performances with stunning fight sequences as she revitalises the historical epic, weaving into it the passion and rich layers of emotion that are integral to all her work.
“* * * * The Woman King is the kind of historical epic that just doesn’t get made any more. And with a superb cast predominantly of Black women, it’s also a film that has never been made before. Gina Prince-Bythewood may not exactly rewrite the cinematic language of the action movie… but she does reclaim and revitalise it.”

- Wendy Ide, The Guardian.
Part of ‘Screen Queens: Women changing the narrative’, programmed by the University of Plymouth Women's Network in collaboration with the arts and culture programme and open to everyone. In this series of female led and directed films where women have ‘changed the narrative’, we are seeking to engage with audiences by amplifying women’s voices and visibility and sharing their stories.
Date: Monday 24 March 2025
Time: 19:00 – 21:10
Venue: Jill Craigie Cinema, Roland Levinsky Building
Ticket information: £6, £4 concessions, Free to University of Plymouth students
Age Restriction: Certificate 15
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