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Plot Summary. The Queen of Katwe (2016), a biography by American author Tim Crothers, chronicles the life of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan woman who became a chess prodigy and later a world-renowned chess champion. The book contextualizes Mutesi’s formative development in the slums of a country fraught with war and economic strife, which she ...
Sep 23, 2016 · That sense of ownership and authorship permeates “Queen of Katwe,” elevating it above your average feel-good biopic and allowing its message to feel not only inspirational but genuine. The story of Phiona Mutesi is a fascinating one on its own, but what could have just been an extended “30 For 30” feels lived-in, compassionate and truthful.
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A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess. Living in Katwe, a slum in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona, her mother Nakku Harriet, and her younger family members. She and her younger brother help their mother sell maize in the market.
Sep 23, 2016 · Queen of Katwe covers a period between 2007, when Mutesi discovered chess, and 2011, when she traveled to Siberia for the international Chess Olympiad, at age 14. Madina Nalwanga (a first-time ...
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Sep 11, 2016 · September 11, 2016. Courtesy of TIFF. What a vibrant, lively, yet understated joy Queen of Katwe is. Mira Nair’s warm biopic of Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi —a daughter of the Katwe ...
Sep 23, 2016 · An old church with a window in the shape of a cross serves as home to Nakku, Phiona and the rest of the family—a physical and symbolically spiritual refuge from Katwe’s cruel streets. When Phiona takes her first trip aboard an airplane and looks at the clouds below her, she asks her coach if she’s seeing heaven.
Sep 27, 2016 · Queen of Katwe isn’t interested in offering an easily digestible account of Mutesi’s life, a fact that might help explain the film’s hefty 124-minute running time. The movie begins in 2007 ...
