There are lots of reasons to like The Woman King, Gina Prince-Bythewood’s thrilling new action drama, which was released here yesterday. It’s the brainchild of actor and producer Maria Bello, who developed a passionate interest in the Agojie, a female warrior caste in the west African kingdom of Dahomey, and became convinced their story would make a great Hollywood epic.
WE have come a very long way in 100 years. Not so very long ago it is doubtful whether the death of Queen Elizabeth II would have inspired such an outpouring of.