Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
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.
- africa
- arranged marriage
- warrior woman
- based on true story
- slave trade
- duringcreditsstinger
- woman director
- military unit
- aggressive
- 19th century
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- 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
- Siyamthanda Makakane — Cindra
- Shaina West — Esi
- Sivuyile Ngesi — The Migan
- Directed
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Written
- Dana Stevens, Maria Bello
Production
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 2,420 ratings
- Studio
- TriStar Pictures, JuVee Productions, Entertainment One, Welle Entertainment, TSG Entertainment II
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
