Queen of Katwe

2016

Action / Biography / Drama / Sport

86
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 94% · 188 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 86% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 19494 19.5K

based on a true story chess based on novel or book sports biography based on true story

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Plot summary

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

Director

Mira Nair Photo
Mira Nair

Top cast

Lupita Nyong'o Photo
Lupita Nyong'o as Nakku Harriet
David Oyelowo Photo
David Oyelowo as Robert Katende
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine Photo
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Tendo
Akin Omotoso Photo
Akin Omotoso as Rwabushenyi President
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
914.15 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 6
1.89 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by matthewssilverhammer 6 / 10

Overall, it's...fine.

This is exactly what you might expect from a true-life Disney sports movie about chess; good, but kinda basic. As someone who knows nothing about chess, the movie does the heavy-lifting so I could understand how to feel at each moment. The performances are very good, especially Oyelowo, but the most notable aspect of the film is its soulful representation of single motherhood.
Reviewed by proud_luddite 6 / 10

Okay but could have been better

Based on a true story: Phiona Mutesi (Madina Nalwanga) is a ten-year old living in the slum district of Katwe, Uganda. Through the kind and able mentoring of a local missionary (David Oyelowo), she discovers the joys of chess and realizes a potential that is beyond her life circumstances. "Queen of Katwe" is an American film and in the English language.The film's first half is very appealing especially as it exposes class struggle and prejudice in various situations. Phiona is seen as the poorest of the poor when she first learns chess among neigbourhood peers; later, she and her new peers face further barriers and snobbery as their collective and individual talents take them to much higher places. It is more than just a battle against other chess opponents. The bigger battle is the internal voice that says, "I don't belong here" when sent to places that radically differ from the Katwe slums.Sadly, the film sags in the second half. It is even more disappointing that the directing is by Mira Nair who has done so well with other films especially "Monsoon Wedding" back in 2001. Despite the depth of the inspiring story in the first half, a blandness takes over in the second. This is unfortunate considering the movie's potential. In any case, Oyelowo is moving as the father-like figure - not surprising considering his fine work in "Selma".
Reviewed by doomedmac 7 / 10

It's good

This... is a good movie. Totally worth a watch. Go ahead and watch it.
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