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Synopsis
Queen of Katwe is a 2016 American biographical sports drama film directed by Mira Nair and written by William Wheeler. Starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, and Madina Nalwanga, the film depicts the life of Phiona Mutesi, a girl living in Katwe, a slum of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. She learns to play chess and becomes a Woman Candidate Master after her victories at World Chess Olympiads.
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Credits
- Producer
- Lydia Dean Pilcher, John Carls
- Director
- Mira Nair
- Screenplay
- William Wheeler
- Director of Photography
- Sean Bobbitt
- Original Music Composer
- Alex Heffes
- Editor
- Barry Alexander Brown
- Country
- United States
Box office · USD, worldwide
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Budget
$15.0M
Revenue
$8.8M
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