![]() ![]() Lupita Nyong’o is always on the queensideĭirected by Mira Nair (“Mississippi Masala” and “Salaam Bombay!”), the film stars Uganda-born newcomer Madina Nalwanga as Mutesi Kenya-reared Lupita Nyong’o as Mutesi’s mother, Nakku Harriet and Nigerian David Oyelowo in the role of Robert Katende, a missionary and refugee of Uganda’s civil war who started a chess program in Katwe.The story, and later a biographical novel, provided an honest look into Mutesi’s path to greatness, including the hurdles she leaped over to get there. The film is based on the essay “ Game of her Life,” which Tim Crothers penned for ESPN The Magazine in 2011. The film is based on real-world happenings, centering around the life of chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi, who hails from Katwe, an impoverished enclave in Kampala.Īt just 15 years old, she became a woman candidate master after dominating the World Chess Olympiads in 2012. ![]() Disney’s “ Queen of Katwe,” which hits theatres Friday, was shot on location in Kampala, Uganda - and the country becomes a lead character in the movie. ![]()
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