| Title |
The woman king [DVD]. |
| Production & Copyright Details |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2023. |
| ©2022. |
| Physical Description |
1 DVD-video (129 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Content type |
two-dimensional moving image |
| Note |
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. |
| English, German, Italian. Subtitles: Bulgarian, Croatian, German, Italian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovene, Turkish. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Credits Note |
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood ; screenplay by Dana Stevens ; Story by Maria Bello, Dana Stevens. |
| Performer/Cast Note |
Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, John Boyega. |
| Summary Note |
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. |
| Requirements |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 2.40:1. |
| Subject - Topical Term |
Women soldiers -- Drama |
| Women -- Drama |
| Women, Fon -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Subject - Geographic Name |
Oyo Empire -- 17th century -- Drama |
| Benin -- 17th century -- Drama |
| Subject - Genre |
Historical films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Added Entry - Personal Name |
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. |
