Today’s movie is The Woman King (PG-13; runtime: 2 hours and 15 minutes) starring Viola Davis, Thuso Mbeda, Lashana Lynch, and John Boyega.

The Woman King is a historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

(Summary provided by www.imdb.com; license by Swank Movie Licensing)