Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries

Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries

Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o (2019x56)


Air date: Oct 23, 2019

Oscar-winning actress, author and producer Lupita Nyong'o uncovers the truth behind the women who inspired the Dora Milaje of Marvel's film Black Panther. Travelling to Benin in West Africa, Lupita reveals the stories of the real-life warrior women who fought African and European powers alike from the 17th to the 19th centuries in the Kingdom of Dahomey, centred in the modern-day country of Benin

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