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.

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Cast

Viola Davis

Nanisca

Thuso Mbedu

Nawi

Lashana Lynch

Izogie

Sheila Atim

Amenza

John Boyega

King Ghezo

Jordan Bolger

Malik

Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Santo Ferreira

Jimmy Odukoya

Oba Ade

Masali Baduza

Fumbe

Jayme Lawson

Shante

Adrienne Warren

Ode

Chioma Antoinette Umeala

Tara

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Siyamthanda Makakane

Cindra

Shaina West

Esi

Sivuyile Ngesi

The Migan

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Riaan Visman

Tanonu

Seputla Sebogodi

The Meu

Angélique Kidjo

The Meunon

Wanda Banda

Young Nanisca

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Lethabo

Young Amenza

Crew

Art

• Akin McKenzie Production Design
• Christophe Dalberg Supervising Art Director
• Tarryn McCann Art Direction
• Moray McGregor Art Direction
• Catherine Palmer Art Direction
• Malwande Sigabi Art Direction
• James Collett Art Direction
• Birrie le Roux Set Decoration
• Di Sole Set Decoration
• Chicco Cardoso Standby Art Director
• Catherine Makgati Carroll Set Designer
• Mark O'Donovan Set Designer

Camera

• Polly Morgan Director of Photography
• Ilze Kitshoff Still Photographer
• Colin Anderson "A" Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Gersha Phillips Costume Design
• Jeremy Dell Makeup & Hair
• Cindi Keitumetse Makeup Artist
• Lesley Ann Kleinhans Makeup Supervisor
• Lesley Ann Kleinhans Makeup Artist
• Sergio Lopez-Rivera Makeup Artist
• Maiphephi Moitang Makeup Artist
• Tsholofelo Montshiwa Makeup Artist
• Babalwa Carol Mtshiselwa Prosthetic Designer
• Babalwa Carol Mtshiselwa Makeup Designer
• Giovanna Perry Makeup Supervisor
• Minke Swart Makeup Artist

Crew

• Nadine Theron Stunts
• Filip Ciprian Florian Fight Choreographer
• Trevor Kingston Frost Stunts
• Daniel Hernández Stunt Coordinator
• Usisipho Nteyi Stunt Double
• Grant Powell Stunt Coordinator
• Jénel Stevens Stunt Double
• Matthew Van Leeve Stunts
• Stuart Jacob Williamson Fight Choreographer
• Clint Jacobs Stunts
• Alex Jay Stunts
• Babalola Jean-Michel Hervé Akimbola Thanks

Directing

• Morag Cameron Script Supervisor
• Hayley Westray Third Assistant Director
• Dwayne Titus Second Second Assistant Director
• Nkululeko Radebe Third Assistant Director
• Shaun O'Dell Second Unit Director
• Monica Manaka Third Assistant Director
• Bongani Malgas Third Assistant Director
• Karim Huu Do Second Unit Director
• Heynes Chad Third Assistant Director
• Dale Butler First Assistant Director
• Nadia Brand Second Assistant Director
• De Villiers Fourie Second Unit First Assistant Director

Editing

• Terilyn A. Shropshire Editor
• Jess Phillips Assistant Editor
• A'sia Horne Assistant Editor
• Aldine Bronkhorst Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Oliver Wilter Gaffer

Production

• Mickey Strumwig Production Assistant
• Storm Solomons Production Assistant
• Tshepiso Chikapa Phiri Production Executive
• Kami Nkurunziza Production Secretary
• Sisipho Ngodwane Production Assistant
• Khuselo Mxenge Production Assistant
• Sam Mgadi Production Assistant
• Mpho MacChambers Production Assistant
• Claudia Lima Assistant Production Coordinator
• Ananda Law Production Supervisor
• Fairuz Khan Production Coordinator
• Kyle Hyde Production Assistant

Sound

• Terence Blanchard Original Music Composer
• Hector C. Gika Sound Effects Editor
• Tony Lamberti Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Kevin O'Connell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Becky Sullivan Sound Supervisor
• Jay Wilkinson Sound Designer

Visual Effects

• Alysia Wildman Visual Effects Producer
• David Sadler-Coppard Visual Effects Supervisor
• Andrew Morley Visual Effects Supervisor
• Joss Flores Visual Effects Producer
• Claudia Dehmel Visual Effects Producer
• Sara Bennett Visual Effects Supervisor
• Cordell McQueen Special Effects Supervisor
• Magdalena Turnier Visual Effects Production Manager

Writing

• Dana Stevens Story
• Dana Stevens Screenplay
• Maria Bello Story

Photos