00:00We are Dahomey!
00:06Viola Davis leads a fearless team of all-female warriors into battle in the first trailer for The Woman King.
00:12The Oscar-winning actress plays General Naniska, who's in charge of a group of African warrior women poised for a battle against European invaders.
00:20The trailer shows the all-female military unit training and urged on by their fearlessly determined leader.
00:25The Woman King is 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.
00:34I offer you a choice. Fight, or we die.
00:42The story follows Naniska and Nawi, played by Tuso Mbedu, as an ambitious recruit, who together fight enemies who violated their honor,
00:50enslave their people, and threaten to destroy everything they've lived for.
00:53The film also stars John Boyega, who plays Dahomey's ruler.
00:56You're asking me to take them to war.
01:02War.
01:03Some things are worth fighting for.
01:06The Woman King is set to hit theaters September 16th.
01:09To watch the full trailer, head to THR.com.
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