Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o portrays one of four kick-ass CIA secret agents in espionage thrillerThe 38-year-old actor plays Khadijah Adiyeme, who forms part of a group of international female spies on a mission to save the world.
The Kenyan leading lady is joined by American performer Jessica Chastain, German star Diane Kruger, Chinese actor Bingbing Fan and Spanish entertainer Penélope Cruz. This is how the women made film history:I feel honoured, that’s part of the reason why I wanted to be a part of this film. All the women have very seasoned careers and I have been watching and admiring their work from far. So, to get together and make this film was meaningful for me.
We know those female spies had existed for a very long time. The film is even named after the very first female spy and I believe we represented the crop of women fantastically well.I had the opportunity to watch these women, who all have families, navigate and balance between working and family life was really meaningful to me. I also learnt how powerful it is when you support and embrace a woman’s multilevel professionalism – who is a professional mother and actor.
Equity for me is more important than domination; in the same time to have a film like this exist in a genre that’s dominated by men is a step in the right direction – this kind of balances the scale.Yes, most of them but I also had an incredible stunt double as well. One of the things I did, which I am very proud of, is that I faced my fear of heights. There was a stunt that involved me jumping from one floor to another from a building that was more than 13 feet.
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