Movies: Amazon women

The Black Panther star uncovers the astounding true story of the Agoji, Benin’s female army – or as Europeans labeled them, the 'Amazons – then finds the last warrior left alive....

Penthesilea, the first of six films made by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, traverses thousands of years to look at the image of the Amazonian woman in myth. It asks, among other questions, is the Amazonian woman a rare strong female image or is she a...

Professor Mücke and his team embark on an expedition to the African Okawango Delta with the aim of finding out what crocodiles actually do in the early hours of the morning when the fog is over the river. The locals strongly warn the researchers not ...