![]() The movie is based on a book (which was based on an ESPN the Magazine article) by Tim Crothers that tells an irresistible underdog tale. ![]() But a chance encounter with a missionary introduces her to chess - a game she clearly was born to play - and it could be her ticket out of poverty. The year is 2007, and 10-year-old Phiona Mutesi (Madina Nalwanga) supports her family by selling maize on the streets of her Uganda slum. (Edward Echwalu/Walt Disney Pictures)Īrmed with platitudes galore, Disney’s “Queen of Katwe” borrows a worn-out template to tell a remarkable true story. ![]() Lupita Nyong’o, left, Madina Nalwanga and David Oyelowo star in “Queen of Katwe,” the true stroy of a poor Ugandan girl who becomes a chess star that also offers a realistic portrayal of modern Africans. ![]()
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