Queen of Katwe
2016 - ENGLISH - MOVIE
Biography
Drama
Sport
Queen of Katwe is a movie about a young girl living in poverty in Uganda who discovers a love for chess and becomes a successful player with the help of her coach, eventually leading a team to a national tournament and becoming Ugandas team leader at the Chess Olympiad. Queen of Katwe is a 2016 American English-language Biography Drama motion picture featuring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong o, Madina Nalwanga, Martin Kabanza, Taryn Kyaze, Ivan Jacobo and Russel Savadier. The movie is based on The Queen of Katwe by Tim Crothers. Queen of Katwe was Produced by John B. Carls, Lydia Dean Pilcher and John Carls. Queen of Katwe is written by William Wheeler and Tim Crothers and it is directed by Mira Nair. Walt Disney Studios acquired the distribution rights for the film. Queen of Katwe was released on 30th September 2016 and takes a screen time of 124 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Queen of Katwe was made on a budget of $15 million and at the box office it grossed only $1 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by William Wheeler. Cinematography was done by Sean Bobbitt and editing by Barry Alexander Brown. The music was composed by Alex Heffes.
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