Woman King is worth watching: but be aware that its take on history is problematic

The Hollywood movie The Woman King, released in mid-September, became an immediate box-office success. The triumphs of the Agoodjies, the women warriors of the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey in today’s Benin, west Africa, are as magnificent ...

Dominique Somda- Junior research fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), University of Cape Town·over 1 year ago