Directed by: Mira Nair
Based on the biographical book "The Queen of Katwe" by: Tim Crothers
Starring: Madina Nalwanga, Lupita Nyong'o, David Oyelowo, Martin Kabanza, Taryn "Kay" Kyaze, Ronald Ssemaganda, Ethan Nazario Lubega, Nikita Pearl Waligwa, Edgar Kanyike, Esther Tebandeke, Peter Odeke, Sheebah Karungi, Joanitta Bewulira-Wandera, Maurice Kirya, Ntare Mwine, Gladys Oyenbot, Rehema Nanfuka, Sarah Kisawuzi, Richard Tuwangye, Joel Okuyo Prynce, Russel Savadier, Dinaz Stafford, Aaron Moloisi, Carina Nel, Maggie Benedict
124 minutes
(PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)
PLOT:
Living in Katwe, a slum in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona Mutesi, her mother Nakku Harriet, and her younger family members. She and her younger brother help their mother sell maize in the market. She also helps care for her baby brother. Her world changes the day she meets Robert Katende at a missionary program. Katende coaches soccer and teaches children to play chess at a local center. Curious, Phiona visits the center, learns the game, and becomes fascinated with it. She becomes a top player in the group under Katende's guidance.
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