The Woman King

Synopsis

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 readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

Main Cast

Viola Davis

Nanisca

Age : 57 | Popularity : 27%

Thuso Mbedu

Nawi

Age : 31 | Popularity : 3%

Lashana Lynch

Izogie

Age : 35 | Popularity : 14%

Sheila Atim

Amenza

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

John Boyega

King Ghezo

Age : 30 | Popularity : 20%

Jordan Bolger

Malik

Age : 28 | Popularity : 10%

Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Santo Ferreira

Age : 25 | Popularity : 28%

Jimmy Odukoya

Oba Ade

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Maria Bello Cathy Schulman Viola Davis Julius Tennon
	Executive Producer	Peter McAleese Tshepiso Chikapa Phiri
Writing	Story	Maria Bello Dana Stevens
	Screenplay	Dana Stevens
Sound	Original Music Composer	Terence Blanchard
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Tony Lamberti Kevin O’Connell
	Sound Designer	Jay Wilkinson
	Sound Supervisor	Becky Sullivan
	Sound Effects Editor	Hector C. Gika
Editing	Editor	Terilyn A. Shropshire
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Gersha Phillips
	Makeup Supervisor	Francois Rademeyer Lesley Ann Kleinhans Giovanna Perry
	Set Costumer	Alex-Ann Keppie Terence Norman Jodi Bowers Tristan Makka
	Makeup Artist	Michaela Young Sergio Lopez-Rivera Cindi Keitumetse Lesley Ann Kleinhans Maiphephi Moitang Tsholofelo Montshiwa Minke Swart
	Makeup Designer	Babalwa Carol Mtshiselwa
	Prosthetic Designer	Babalwa Carol Mtshiselwa
	Costume Supervisor	Lynn Paulsen
	Makeup & Hair	Jeremy Dell
	Costume Standby	Farooq Peterson
Directing	Director	Gina Prince-Bythewood
Camera	Director of Photography	Polly Morgan
Art	Production Design	Akin McKenzie
	Supervising Art Director	Christophe Dalberg
	Set Decoration	Birrie le Roux Di Sole
	Set Dresser	John Trafford Amidou Fombe Tiku
	Art Direction	Catherine Palmer Malwande Sigabi Moray McGregor Tarryn McCann James Collett
	Standby Art Director	Chicco Cardoso
	Set Designer	Catherine Makgati Carroll Mark O'Donovan
Visual Effects	Visual Effects Supervisor	Sara Bennett Andrew Morley David Sadler-Coppard
	Visual Effects Producer	Claudia Dehmel Alysia Wildman Joss Flores
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