Studiocanal Boards ‘Agoodjie’ About Feminine Military in Nineteenth-Century Africa

Studiocanal has boarded the epic motion drama “Agoodjie,” an English language sequence based mostly on the extraordinary true story of a fearsome feminine military in 19^th-century Africa.

The eight-part sequence, commissioned by Canal+ Worldwide and co-developed with Studiocanal, is created by Didier Lacoste (“Guyane,” “Spin”) and Pleasure Fleury (“Tristesse et beauté”), together with Nigerian screenwriters Ukamaka Olisakwe, Jude Idada and Adachioma Ezeano.

The story relies on the sprawling true story of a fearsome feminine military in 19^th century Africa referred to as the Agoodjies of Dahomey. An elite corps of 4,000 fearsome feminine warriors, the Agoodjes confronted probably the most highly effective French military of the time in a four-year battle.

The present will weave the factors of view of a younger feminine villager destined for higher issues, and an enlightened monarch main a as soon as rich kingdom. Opening in 1889, the sequence will comply with the journey of the feminine protagonist, Tiwa, an adolescent on the verge of maturity from the Yoruba Kingdom. As battle rips Tiwa away from the love of her life, household and residential, her ethical compass is pushed to the brink. Initiated into the Agoodjie military, Tiwa quickly proves she has particular preventing capabilities and we start to query the position of sanctuary and divergence her new household gives.

“Agoodjie,” which is about to shoot in South Africa, Nigeria and Benin, can even additionally make clear how these warriors turned caught up within the ambitions of their feuding royal households.

“This unbelievable story of the previous of the Agoodjies is in deep reference to our fashionable world which seeks to revive its hyperlink with nature but additionally to construct a brand new relationship between women and men and new connections between cultures,” stated Pleasure Fleury, Future Manufacturing. “A honest seek for steadiness by our younger technology in quest of humanity,” Fleury added.

Nathalie Folloroux, SVP of Canal+ Channels at Canal+ Worldwide, stated the corporate was “instantly conquered by the mission held by Pleasure Fleury and Didier Lacoste, given its genuine rooting in Africa.”

Folloroux stated the mission mirrored the banner’s “funding in African manufacturing, and (its) dedication to advertise African tradition, legends and heroes.”

Françoise Guyonnet, Studiocanal’s govt managing director, TV, described the sequence as a “fascinating and intriguing story of feminine empowerment.”  “Set in Africa, it’s a common story of affection, loss, revenge and justice, with sturdy attraction to viewers all through the world,” Guyonnet continued.