Photo: Oupa Bopape/Gallo ImagesSiv Ngesi says the journey he has been on the past few years, trying to be a better man, prepared him for his role inNgesi plays The Migan, the king's advisor and the male counterpart to Viola Davis' Nanisca, the Miganon. As her character leads the women's army unit, he leads the male unit.tells the story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s.
"Gina said that they auditioned this character throughout the world, and I was the first person to play him vulnerably," says Ngesi.Whereas the other characters had the historical background to build their characters on, Ngesi drew on his work over the past few years, including his work offscreen. "I've tried my best to be an ally as much as possible, and what I've learned over the last few years is that an ally isn't the loudest person in the room. He's usually the guy next to them supporting, and then when the time comes, he'll put up his hand and go, 'I'll go where I am needed'.
"A lot of our fight scenes were cut, and a lot of them were about the women fight scenes, which works perfectly. Nothing seems more poetic than watching a woman kick a man's ass."The Safta award-winner attended the world premiere at the
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