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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 4391719, member: 1414"] [B]The Woman King. [/B]At the cinema. Saw previews and thought, nah. Then it got solid audience reviews. Viola Davis is the main star here, among a huge cast. It’s set in 1823, in a African kingdom Dahomey at war with a larger tribe the Oyo. The slave trade is occurring and warring tribes are capturing people from other tribes and selling them, the Oyo have gained power and muskets this way. Davis is a general of an all woman group of warriors the Agojie. They battle the Oyo and try to return captives. Eventually she works to convince their king (John Boyega) that they shouldn’t sell their captives either and should sell palm oil and other stuff. The stunts and fighting are excellent. Really well filmed and paced. Thuso Mbedu is quite pretty plays Nawi a young woman who has probably the next most screen time and is key to the larger story. Can’t reveal more than that. It’s rather enjoyable. Worth watching. [/QUOTE]