Lesser-known facts about the Viola Davis’ Oscar-nominated The Woman King

The period drama The Woman King is a fictionalised retelling of the events that led to the formation of Agojie, the all-female warrior unit of the Kingdom of Dahomey. Viola Davis stars in the lead role as the leader of Agojie and the future Woman King of Dahomey. The film received several nominations this awards season, with Davis in particular singled out for several accolades. So if you loved the film and Viola Davis’ promising portrayal as the badass female warrior, you’ll surely want to know lesser-known facts related to the action film. So for today’s Now You Know, here’s all that you possibly didn’t know about The Woman King.