Despite criticism for its interpretation of African history, some film buffs in Benin raved about the TheWomanKing: “We can be proud that our history is attracting the attention of Hollywood,” says one. By seigla & HermannBoko
an ode to female empowerment, was initially accused of cultural appropriation before being targeted by a boycott in the United States. The production was accused of taking liberties and multiplying anachronisms by revisiting history in order to smooth out the narrative and serve the film’s larger purpose.Sèdo Tossou, a young Beninese filmmaker trained in Hollywood, was.
In 1818, Prince Gakpé, who became Guézo, wrested power by force from his half-brother Adandozan – who had been regent of the kingdom for twenty years – thanks to the help of the wealthy Brazilian slave trader Francisco Félix de Souza, whose business at the Ouidah trading post was threatened by the deposed sovereign’s desire to put an end to the trade.
Some Western historians have made people believe that the kingdom of Dahomey was essentially a slave state. This is not true.
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