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Phiona- “Mama, can you do big things from such a small place?” Sports Outreach Institute August 3, 2016 Learn more about The Queen of Katwe at #SportsOutreach #QueenOfKatwe /4WJ7fZGT18 Robert- “Your children are blessed because they have a mother who never gives up on them.” Robert, talking to Harriet, Phiona’s mother: Robert- “What matters is when you reset the pieces and play a game.” Phiona- “Coach, you told us to make a plan but I fear things will never change.” Sports Outreach Institute August 13, 2016
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Watch the documentary about the #QueenOfKatwe at #SportsOutreach /W0Yh9siEVP Robert- “You can be the best in all of Uganda.” Where is that for you?”Ĭonversation between Phiona Mutesi and Robert Katende, her chess teacher and mentor: Robert- “Sometimes the place you are used to is not the place you belong.
QUEEN OF KATWE CAST MOVIE
Nyong’o won several awards for her role as Patsey in the 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave, while Oyelowo has won awards for his roles as Louis Gaines in the 2013 movie The Butler and as Martin Luther King Jr. While Queen of Katwe features new talent, both Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo are award winners. In fact, this is the first film for Madina Nalwanga, who plays the lead role in the movie. The movie features mostly fresh new actors and actresses from both Uganda and South Africa. In 2012, a book was published about Phiona Mutesi by author Tim Crothers, titled The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster. The film was shot in Uganda and South Africa. A Ugandan girl’s life changes forever when she discovers she has an amazing talent for chess in this celebration of the human spirit. The movie began filming in March of 2015 and wrapped up in July of 2015. Disney presents Queen of Katwe, a movie based on a vibrant true story starring Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo.