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General Nanisca (Viola Davis) leads a military regiment that serves at the pleasure of young King Ghezo (John Boyega) in “The Woman King."

General Nanisca (Viola Davis) leads a military regiment that serves at the pleasure of young King Ghezo (John Boyega) in “The Woman King."

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‘The Woman King’ is a crowning achievement

The mighty women of the Agojie were warriors. From the 1600s to1800s in the West African Kingdom of Dahomey this all-female military regiment gallantly fought their empire’s enemies.