• Director(s)

    Gina Prince-Bythewood

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    129m

  • Cast

    Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega

Film

The Woman King

strong violence, injury detail, sexual violence, racism

THE WOMAN KING is a US action drama, based on real events in 19th century West Africa, in which the leader of the all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey trains new recruits to defend their people from slave traders.…

THE WOMAN KING is a US action drama, based on real events in 19th century West Africa, in which the leader of the all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey trains new recruits to defend their people from slave traders.

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violence
Strong battle violence includes stabbings and slashings with bladed weapons, throat-cuttings, gunfire and crunchy blows, resulting in bloody detail. A man’s head is twisted until his neck breaks, and another man’s ear is cut off during battle, with aftermath sight of the severed ear in another person’s hand.
discrimination
There are scenes of historical racism, including ones in which African people are held captive and subjected to dehumanising treatment by white slavers. A white European refers to African people as 'savages'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Brief flashbacks show a man lying on top of a bound woman during an otherwise off-screen series of rapes. A white man is shown groping a captive African woman’s clothed breasts while inspecting her for sale. There are also moderate verbal references to sexual violence.
injury detail
We see bone shifting under a woman’s skin as her broken arm is realigned. There are images of blood and wounds on dead and injured people, in addition to brief sight of severed heads.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘bitch’, ‘bastard’ and ‘hell’. There are scenes of moderate threat and emotional upset, and infrequent mild sex references. A woman is shown making a small cut on a newborn baby’s arm in order to create an identifying mark.

  • Director(s)

    Gina Prince-Bythewood

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    129m

  • Cast

    Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega

strong violence, injury detail, sexual violence, racism
Classified Date:
09/09/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment One UK Ltd
violence
Strong battle violence includes stabbings and slashings with bladed weapons, throat-cuttings, gunfire and crunchy blows, resulting in bloody detail. A man’s head is twisted until his neck breaks, and another man’s ear is cut off during battle, with aftermath sight of the severed ear in another person’s hand.
discrimination
There are scenes of historical racism, including ones in which African people are held captive and subjected to dehumanising treatment by white slavers. A white European refers to African people as 'savages'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Brief flashbacks show a man lying on top of a bound woman during an otherwise off-screen series of rapes. A white man is shown groping a captive African woman’s clothed breasts while inspecting her for sale. There are also moderate verbal references to sexual violence.
injury detail
We see bone shifting under a woman’s skin as her broken arm is realigned. There are images of blood and wounds on dead and injured people, in addition to brief sight of severed heads.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘bitch’, ‘bastard’ and ‘hell’. There are scenes of moderate threat and emotional upset, and infrequent mild sex references. A woman is shown making a small cut on a newborn baby’s arm in order to create an identifying mark.
strong violence, injury detail, sexual violence, racism
Classified Date:
13/02/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
violence
Strong battle violence includes stabbings and slashings with bladed weapons, throat-cuttings, gunfire and crunchy blows, resulting in bloody detail. A man’s head is twisted until his neck breaks, and another man’s ear is cut off during battle, with aftermath sight of the severed ear in another person’s hand.
discrimination
There are scenes of historical racism, including ones in which African people are held captive and subjected to dehumanising treatment by white slavers. A white European refers to African people as 'savages'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Brief flashbacks show a man lying on top of a bound woman during an otherwise off-screen series of rapes. A white man is shown groping a captive African woman’s clothed breasts while inspecting her for sale. There are also moderate verbal references to sexual violence.
injury detail
We see bone shifting under a woman’s skin as her broken arm is realigned. There are images of blood and wounds on dead and injured people, in addition to brief sight of severed heads.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘bitch’, ‘bastard’ and ‘hell’. There are scenes of moderate threat and emotional upset, and infrequent mild sex references. A woman is shown making a small cut on a newborn baby’s arm in order to create an identifying mark.
Classified Date:
31/08/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment One UK Ltd
Classified Date:
15/07/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment One UK Ltd
Classified Date:
13/02/2023
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
13/02/2023
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
13/02/2023
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
13/02/2023
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
13/02/2023
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

  • Classified date

    13/02/2023

  • Language

    English