Queen of Katwe (2016)
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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Madina NalwangaPhiona Mutesi
David OyelowoRobert Katende
Lupita Nyong'oNakku HarrietMartin KabanzaMugabi BrianTaryn "Kay" KyazeMargaret Night NantongoEsther TebandekeSarah Katende
Ntare Guma Mbaho MwineTendoEthan Nazario LubegaMukumbya BenjaminNikita WaligwaGloria NansubugaRonald SsemagandaIvanPeter OdekeEnoch BarumbaPhilip LuswataMinister Aloysius KyazzeKeywords
Based on novel or bookBiographyBased on a true storyWoman directorSportsBased on magazine, newspaper or articleChessLife in the slumsBased on true story
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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Biography · Based On A True StoryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference216898Actor preference239769 · 19264 · 8094Country preferenceUs
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A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
How long is Queen of Katwe?
Queen of Katwe has a runtime of 124 minutes.
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