(Haaretz) — Mindy Budgor spent three months in training with Kenya’s Maasai tribe, fleeing rampaging elephants, drinking fresh, warm goat blood, and learning how to live at the mercy of the elements.

The upcoming film tells the story of General Nanisca and the all-female African fighters known as the Agojie. Prepare to see Viola Davis like you’ve never seen her before. The 56-year-old actress ...

Viola Davis makes a stunning transformation in the new trailer for The Woman King, where she plays Nanisca, leader of the all-female warriors known as the Agojie. The trailer, which plays out against ...

"...pays hommage to the memory of an exemplary woman whose life is an inspiration to millions of people all over the African world." Performed at the National Theatre ...

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