Woman King is set in Benin but filmed in South Africa – in the process it erases real people’s struggles | Queen’s Gazette
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 16, 2022
Hollywood undermines Africa’s struggles, creating a false impression of the continent to please western viewers.
While the story told in The Woman King took place in what is now Benin, the film was shot in South Africa. Image courtesy (Ilze Kitshoff/Sony Pictures Entertainment)
The latest film by director Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King, is about a legendary . . .
