The Woman King
Movie • 2022 • History
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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. The story follows Nanisca (Davis), general of the all-female military unit, and her daughter Nawi, who together fought the French and neighboring tribes who violated their honor, enslaved their people and threatened to destroy everything they’ve lived for.
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Parents sell children to king
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Various characters are hit/slapped or grabbed roughly by suitors or their significant others. It is not the main focus of the film.
An adult child is also grabbed roughly
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a baby is cut with a knife on it's arm but it's brief.
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There is no abuse, but there are a few mentions of alcohol and short drinking scenes.
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Does a horse die?
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A horse is cut and falls in battle to unseat the rider, but the horse gets back up and exits the frame
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Are animals abused?
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A horse is slashed with a sword so the rider falls off.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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2 people had answered no with no comment/source. In looking it up, it looks like The Woman King was not AHA certified. (This is the organization that authorizes productions to use "No Animals were Harmed in the Making") so, I guess that's enough for a yes?
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A young woman gets slapped in the face by her supposed to be future husband
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There are multiple non-consentual restraint scenes including flashes of SA occurring showing a leg being restrained. The film is focused on slavery and attempted enslavement so there are a lot of people chained, locked up, tied etc.
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There are two visual flashes of SA. Suggestive flashes rather than a graphic & focused scene. As someone who -cannot- handle SA scenes without feeling sick, it was very manageable but a survivor of SA (or someone who respons worse than having a sinking feeling) may want to skip as these 2 flashes coupled with references throughout the movie may be too much.
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You see a leg tied and someone laying between them, crying, zoomed in faces, and someone above the person being attacked. There is a male standing behind the other man which implies that he is waiting to be the next assaulter. The implication later confirmed by the survivor. There is no movement of either assaulter or survivor's bodies to implicate what is happening.
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You see a leg tied and someone laying between them, crying, zoomed in faces, and someone above the person being attacked. There is a male standing behind the other man which implies that he is waiting to be the next assaulter. The implication later confirmed by the survivor. There is no movement of either assaulter or survivor's bodies to implicate what is happening.
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some mildly bloody scenes but it's by no means excessive.
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Does a head get squashed?
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There is one joke among friends about stepping on a head to win a race, but it is a lighthearted comment and nothing actually happens.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Throats are cut, but it is so quick that it's not very graphic.
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Is someone burned alive?
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It is implied that someone is burnt and there is scenes that involve burn scars
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Is there eye mutilation?
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implied, with audio and the camera positioned too high to see the gore in the opening fight
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Is there amputation?
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There's a scene with decapitated heads, tho
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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The female warriors cut themselves as part of a blood oath ritual.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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There is a SA scene where the woman being assaulted is choked. it’s brief
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Does someone break a bone?
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We see a broken arm, and the bones are set back into place
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main character has a panic attack and breathes heavily during it.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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She doesn’t die, but a character is thrown into a ditch and the fall is rough enough to knock her unconscious
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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There are no direct scenes or mentions but there is hinting of sexual assault.
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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in the final battle, when the young MC goes to fight an opponent
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Are any teeth damaged?
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There are shots of bloody teeth but nobody is missing a tooth it’s just from the rest of their mouths
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More as part of SA and general treatment of people who are enslaved. None in relation to gathering information.
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Is an infant abducted?
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A woman abandons her child. The abandonment isn’t shown only mentioned. Nobody abducts the child as it’s put in a orphanage
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Is someone kidnapped?
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The movie is shown from the perspective of people trying to fight against enslavement. It is both mentioned and shown throughout the film (people being taken throughout the film)
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Is there a shower scene?
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Technically characters are in a pool with the purpose of cleaning themselves but there is no nudity and the characters are shown as being dressed in all situations
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Not excessive but it’s there in most gore scenes. The most triggering is probably when a characters puts another characters bone back into place. Try to cover your ears after the character asks the other one to do it for them if it triggers you
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There are times when a character seems like they are, like after seeing/ remembering something gruesome, but they don’t. 100% safe
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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It is implied that death is the only option to escape however, suicide is never seen on screen
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Not full on attacks however a character freezes in fear remembering a prior SA
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There is however cutting of skin for a blood oath ritual
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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many people are crammed into a small cage but it's not focused on and there's no panic scene about it.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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there are a couple mentions of slitting their own throats as an alternative to being a slave.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Nansica suffers from PTSD of her brutal sexual assault. (not shown, but mentioned)
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Is there shakey cam?
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A few moments throughout the film. Not terrible.
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Does a baby cry?
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MILD SPOILERS FOR CONTEXT! In the birth scene in the woods. When the mother takes out the knife to mark the baby the baby cries as she cuts it. Even though this usually doesn’t trigger me it made me very upset as i was scared the mother was hurting the baby
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Is there childbirth?
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Yes, it’s in the woods and not very long. We only see a woman squatting and screaming in agony and then the baby. We see some blood from her spill on the ground too but it’s very brief.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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There is also a birthing scene however it is not graphic
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Is there hate speech?
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The film is about fighting against enslavement so the enslavers do not refer to the people they are trying to enslave positively.
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Does the black guy die first?
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Technically yes, but not in the usual context of this trope. Most of the cast is poc and the first death is a man of a rival tribe, most if not all of which is poc. So factually yes, but the usual implications present with it are not
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Does an LGBT person die?
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None of the characters are specifically shown to be LGBT+
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There is a singular scene where it is suggested that a character marry a visibly older man, but it is short and the marriage doesn't happen.
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There are 2 flashes to SA scene and non-graphic references throughout to the same SA (the words rape and brutal are used). There is the implication of consensual sex with a character having wrapped themselves in a blanket after a cut away. No nudity.
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Are there nude scenes?
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“shower scene” with a man bathing in a river, no genitals shown but otherwise nude. right after the main kid is looking at rocks in the river
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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ElanOnline
When a slave trader is “inspecting” one of the captured female soldiers, he gropes her breasts as if that’s a reason he wants to purchase her.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Social
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Definitely bitter sweet. The characters are mourning but they still have their good ending.
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Violence
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There is blood, fighting, cuts and other wounds. The most graphic being the ritual slicing of arms, and the blood from a bullet wound. Nothing particularly gory or invasive (blood over graphic imagery)
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Does someone drown?
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Slave trader is drowned by men he was trying to enslave
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Is there gun violence?
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Musket style guns are used by enslavers and in self defense. There are shooting deaths. Not graphic
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