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Queen of Katwe (2016)

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In chess, the small one can become the big one.

A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Mira Nair
  • Profile picture of David Oyelowo
    Robert Katende David Oyelowo
  • Profile picture of Lupita Nyong'o
    Nakku Harriet Lupita Nyong'o
  • Profile picture of Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
    Tendo Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
  • Profile picture of Philip Luswata
    Minister Aloysius Kyazze Philip Luswata
  • Profile picture of Maurice Kirya
    Theo Maurice Kirya

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Keywords

  • chess
  • based on novel or book
  • sports
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • woman director
  • life in the slums
  • based on magazine, newspaper or article