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Cast: Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Kabanza, Taryn Kyaze, Ivan Jacobo, Nicolas Levesque, Ronald Ssemaganda, Ethan Nazario Lubega, Nikita Waligwa, Edgar Kanyike & Esther Tebandeke

Director: Mira Nair

Based On: The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster by Tim Crothers

Premise

Missionary Robert Katende coaches young chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi in the slums of Uganda

News & Reviews

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