Slavery 'Glorified' in Movie 'The Woman King' Depicting Dahomey Warriors as Heroes, Twitterati Claim

“The Woman King,” whose world premiere took place on September 9 and was released in the movie theaters in the US and Canada on September 16, is set in the 1820s. It stars Viola Davis as a general training the next generation of Dahomey warriors, who were known as formidable female fighters, to combat their enemies.