Movie
Queen of Katwe
2016PG2h 4m7.2 / 10
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
More about Queen of Katwe
Cast
Madina NalwangaPhiona Mutesi
David OyelowoRobert Katende
Lupita Nyong'oNakku HarrietMartin KabanzaMugabi Brian
Taryn "Kay" KyazeMargaret Night Nantongo
Esther TebandekeSarah Katende
Ntare Guma Mbaho MwineTendoEthan Nazario LubegaMukumbya Benjamin
Credits
- Directed by
- Mira Nair
- Written by
- William Wheeler
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $10.4M
Production
- Cine MosaicUnited States
Mirabai FilmsUnited States
Themes
based on magazine, newspaper or articlebased on novel or bookbased on true storybiographychesslife in the slumssportswoman director
