Mbedu learned she has "a voice that matters and can create." When asked the most valuable lesson they learned from making The Woman King, both Davis and co-star Mbedu look back on it as a truly transformative experience. To tap into the spirit of all these human beings, absolutely, you had to do a lot of hardcore work." And Nanisca is a sexual assault survivor. Look at the scars on all of us, on the characters, on our faces, on our backs. You're channeling another human being and most of these human beings are in trauma.
"And whenever it is authentic, I'm sorry, it's going to cost you something. "The thing about it is we wanted it to be authentic," she explains. "And I remember when we rose up, when we did that first shot, I think Gina had tears in her eyes because I think that was one of the reasons why she signed up for the movie … we've never seen anything like that before."īesides the physical toll of preparing for The Woman King, Davis, one of the most commanding actresses of her generation, also had her work cut out for her getting into character.
"That was a moment right there," Davis says of the scene. Ilze Kitshoff/TriStar Pictures Viola Davis wages war against European colonialism in 'The Woman King'
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