| Uniform Title |
Woman king (Motion picture : 2022) |
| Title |
The woman king. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2023. |
| ©2022. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (129 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : DN4087. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2022. |
| "Based on true events" -- Cover. |
| Special features: Representation matters (featurette) ; Storyteller (featurette) ; Thuso Mbedu Auditions ; Filmmakers' commentary. |
| Credits |
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood ; screenplay by Dana Stevens ; Story by Maria Bello, Dana Stevens. |
| Performers |
Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, John Boyega. |
| Summary |
Inspired by true events, this is the remarkable, action-packed story about the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Follow the epic and intense journey of 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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 2.40:1. |
| Language note |
English, German, Italian. Subtitles: Bulgarian, Croatian, German, Italian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovene, Turkish. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Women soldiers -- Drama |
| Women -- Drama |
| Women, Fon -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Oyo Empire -- 17th century -- Drama |
| Benin -- 17th century -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Prince-Bythewood, Gina director, screenwriter. |
| Stevens, Dana, 1963- screenwriter. |
| Bello, Maria, 1967- screenwriter. |
| Davis, Viola, 1965- actor. |
| Mbedu, Thuso, 1991- actor. |
| Lynch, Lashana, 1987- actor. |
| Atim, Sheila, 1992- actor. |
| Fiennes-Tiffin, Hero actor. |
| Boyega, John actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Atim, Sheila, 1992- .
- Bello, Maria, 1967- .
- Boyega, John .
- Davis, Viola, 1965- .
- Fiennes-Tiffin, Hero .
- Lynch, Lashana, 1987- .
- Mbedu, Thuso, 1991- .
- Prince-Bythewood, Gina .
- Stevens, Dana, 1963- .
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