The star and producer has responded to the recent boycott of her film, which critics say glorifies the role that the Dahomey had in the slave trade.
They believe that the film is historically inaccurate and glorifies the role that the African kingdom — the Dahomey — had in the slave trade in the 19th century.in a recent interview.
“I agree with [director] Gina Prince-Bythewood’s saying is you’re not going to win an argument on Twitter,” Davis said. “We entered the story where the kingdom was in flux, at a crossroads.”The historical drama follows Davis as a military general in Africa who trains new recruits for the king’s all-woman guard, the Agojie.
Trouble arises when a group of European traders wash up on the kingdom’s shore and make a deal with a neighboring empire, the Oyo, to purchase slaves. The “How to Get Away with Murder” star continued, “They were looking to find some way to keep their civilization and kingdom alive. It wasn’t until the late 1800s that they were decimated. Most of
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