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  2. Sep 15, 2022 · Is The Woman King based on a true story? In short, yes, but with extensive dramatic license.

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  3. Sep 16, 2022 · In The Woman King, Nanisca experiences firsthand the horrors of slavery, and works to convince King Ghezo to stop participating in the slave trade—or at least to end the tributary status of the...

  4. Sep 17, 2022 · "The Woman King," starring Viola Davis and John Boyega, is a fictionalized story based on the real Agojie, the all-female African military in Dahomey.

  5. Aug 24, 2022 · So if you were wondering whether The Woman King was based on a true story, the answer is yes! But just what is that story, exactly? The film is “based on powerful true events,” and teases “the most exceptional female warriors to ever live.”

  6. Sep 4, 2022 · Yes. The Woman King true story confirms that the all-female military regiment existed and was called the Agojie or Mino (Our Mothers). They were referred to as the Dahomey Amazons by Western Europeans who wrote about them, an obvious nod to the fierce female warriors in Greek mythology.

  7. Feb 24, 2023 · The Woman King was inspired by the true story of the Kingdom of Dahomey and the Agojie warriors. Gina Prince-Bythewood's latest directorial effort brings the history of the all-female...

  8. Sep 17, 2022 · The Woman King director Gina Prince-Bythewood on true stories, brutal fights, and what matters when making a historical epic ‘They became warriors.

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