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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Upon confronting Oba Ade, [[spoiler: the man who raped her,]] Nanisca realizes he doesn't remember her at all.
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''The Woman King'' is a 2022 historical epic film from writer Dana Stevens and director Creator/GinaPrinceBlythewood. It stars Creator/ViolaDavis, Thuso Mbedo, Creator/LashanaLynch, Sheila Atim, and Creator/JohnBoyega, and was released on September 16th, 2022.
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''The Woman King'' is a 2022 historical epic film from writer Dana Stevens and director Creator/GinaPrinceBlythewood. It stars Creator/ViolaDavis, Thuso Mbedo, Creator/ThusoMbedu, Creator/LashanaLynch, Sheila Atim, and Creator/JohnBoyega, and was released on September 16th, 2022.
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* BoringButPractical: The humble rope, which Nawi initially disdains during training. In a later battle, she ''wrecks'' opponents by attaching [[BladeOnARope a dagger to one end]] and letting it fly.
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* TheConsigliere: Amenza is this to Nanisca, as the two are old enough friends that she is not the slightest bit cowed by Nanisca's rank.
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* MrFanservice: Malik, whose bathing scene demonstrates that he's extremely fit and muscular. He's also the TokenGoodTeammate of the Portuguese traders and clearly adores Nawi, providing ''very'' strong temptation for her to break the VowOfChastity required of the Agojie.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: King Ghezo is a historical figure, and during his reign the kingdom of Dahomey did rebel against Oyo dominion and establish their independence. The other characters, and the motivations and philosophy behind Ghezo's actions, are all original to the film.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: King Ghezo is a historical figure, and during his reign the kingdom of Dahomey did rebel against Oyo dominion and establish established their independence. The other characters, and the motivations and philosophy behind Ghezo's actions, are all original to the film.
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* ShownTheirWork: Though they [[ArtisticLicenseHistory made many changes for the sake of the story]], the film includes several references to the real-life rule of King Ghezo and Dahomey's struggle with the Oyo in the early 19th century.
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** Though they [[ArtisticLicenseHistory made many changes for the sake of the story]], the film includes several references to the real-life rule of King Ghezo and Dahomey's struggle with the Oyo in the early 19thcentury.century.
** While Nanisca is fictional, there were political factions that opposed slavery in the Dahomey kingdom. [[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-african-history/article/abs/fly-and-elephant-parties-political-polarization-in-dahomey-18401870/5181B9D988ECF69AAB3545BA3D6BC6F1 The Fly Party]] supported ending the slave trade and included Agojie in its ranks.
** Though they [[ArtisticLicenseHistory made many changes for the sake of the story]], the film includes several references to the real-life rule of King Ghezo and Dahomey's struggle with the Oyo in the early 19th
** While Nanisca is fictional, there were political factions that opposed slavery in the Dahomey kingdom. [[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-african-history/article/abs/fly-and-elephant-parties-political-polarization-in-dahomey-18401870/5181B9D988ECF69AAB3545BA3D6BC6F1 The Fly Party]] supported ending the slave trade and included Agojie in its ranks.
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* MilitaryMaverick: Nawi has trouble following orders. She also questions many of the Agojie's rules. Nevertheless, [[spoiler: she still becomes the top recruit of her cohort and a competent warrior in her own right.]]
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** Santo Ferreira seems to be a fictional version of Francisco Félix de Sousa, a Brazilian slave trader who was the most powerful of his kind at the time and place. Ironically, De Sousa was not an enemy to the Dahomey, but a benefactor and trading partner who helped Ghezo ascend to the throne in a coup and later became their main client in the slave trade (not to mention that, although Ferreira is played by the very white Hero Fiennes, it's believed that De Sousa was actually mulatto - black people happily participating in the slave trade was far from unusual in the Portuguese Empire either).
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** Santo Ferreira seems to be a fictional NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed version of Francisco Félix de Sousa, a Brazilian slave trader who was the most powerful of his kind at the time and place. Ironically, the real De Sousa was not an enemy to the Dahomey, but a benefactor and trading partner who helped Ghezo ascend to the throne in a coup and later became their main client in the slave trade (not to mention that, trade. Also, although Ferreira is played by the very white Hero Fiennes, it's believed that De Sousa was actually mulatto - black people mestiço, or possibly a pale mulatto, if not both (people of all races participated happily participating in the slave trade was far from unusual trade, especially in the multi-ethnic Portuguese Empire either).Empire).
