Queen of Katwe

Queen of Katwe

124 mins | Drama | Sept. 23, 2016

A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.

Queen of Katwe

124 mins | Drama | Sept. 23, 2016

Queen of Katwe
A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Mirabai Films, Cine Mosaic
Original title Queen of Katwe
Directors Moses Kibuuka Muwanga, Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Avani Batra, Michael McCue, Paula Case, Atilla Salih YĆ¼cer, Mike Topoozian, Robyn Aronstam, Mira Nair
Writers Tim Crothers, William Wheeler

Cast

Madina Nalwanga

as Phiona Mutesi

David Oyelowo

as Robert Katende

Lupita Nyong'o

as Nakku Harriet

Martin Kabanza

as Mugabi Brian

Taryn "Kay" Kyaze

as Margaret Night Nantongo

Esther Tebandeke

as Sarah Katende

Ethan Nazario Lubega

as Mukumbya Benjamin

Nikita Waligwa

as Gloria Nansubuga

Peter Odeke

as Enoch Barumba

Philip Luswata

as Minister Aloysius Kyazze

Ivan Jacobo

as Buyinza Richard (young)

Nicolas Levesque

as Buyinza Richard (older)

Babirye Stellah

as Babirye Stellah

Edgar Kanyike

as Joseph

Hope Katende

as Hope Katende

Maurice Kirya

as Theo