Queen of Katwe (2016)
Queen of Katwe (2016)
Plot.
A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
Where to Watch.








Currently Queen of Katwe is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Disney Plus, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, Spectrum On Demand
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Madina Nalwanga
Phiona Mutesi

David Oyelowo
Robert Katende

Lupita Nyong'o
Nakku Harriet

Martin Kabanza
Mugabi Brian

Taryn "Kay" Kyaze
Margaret Night Nantongo

Esther Tebandeke
Sarah Katende

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Tendo

Ethan Nazario Lubega
Mukumbya Benjamin

Nikita Waligwa
Gloria Nansubuga

Ronald Ssemaganda
Ivan

Peter Odeke
Enoch Barumba

Philip Luswata
Minister Aloysius Kyazze

Joanitta Bewulira-Wandera
Mrs. Gali / Dialect Coach

Ivan Jacobo
Buyinza Richard (young)

Nicolas Levesque
Buyinza Richard (older)

Babirye Stellah
Babirye Stellah

Edgar Kanyike
Joseph

Hope Katende
Hope Katende

Maurice Kirya
Theo

Mira Nair
Director

William Wheeler
Screenplay

Moses Bwayo
Boom Operator / Sound Mixer

Linda Cohen
Music Supervisor

Barry Alexander Brown
Editor

Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Music Supervisor / Third Assistant Director

Troy Buder
Executive Producer

Sean Bobbitt
Director of Photography

Dinaz Stafford
Casting

Stephanie Carroll
Production Design

Lydia Dean Pilcher
Producer

Will Weiske
Executive Producer / Unit Production Manager

Mobolaji Dawodu
Costume Design

Alex Heffes
Original Music Composer

John B. Carls
Producer

Avani Batra
Second Assistant Director

Dan Silver
Executive Producer

Atilla Salih Yücer
First Assistant Director

Michael McCue
Second Assistant Director

Tim Crothers
Book

Melanie Harris
Hair Designer

Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo
Production Manager

Fritz Joubert
Art Direction

Diana Najago
Assistant Hairstylist

Paula Case
Second Assistant Director

Miles Goodall
Additional Photography

Edward Echwalu
Still Photographer

Ali Musoke
Second Assistant 'B' Camera

Isabella Asiimwe
Set Designer

Danie du Toit
First Assistant 'B' Camera

Connor Schell
Executive Producer

Jeanette Scott
Set Decoration

Neville Esterhuizen
Second Assistant 'A' Camera

Nadine Prigge
Makeup Designer

Evelyn Gambe
Assistant Makeup Artist

Christopher Damuura
Assistant Hairstylist

Tumi Poen
Art Department Coordinator

Peter Kasaija
Storyboard Artist

Houston Hadden
First Assistant 'A' Camera

Mike Topoozian
First Assistant Director

Thami Nkosi
Key Hair Stylist

Nikissi Serumaga
Casting Associate

Eniola Dawodu
Assistant Costume Designer

Dominick Tavella
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Eliza Paley
Dialogue Editor

Annie Gaudet
Post Production Accountant

Robyn Aronstam
Script Supervisor

Arlo Markantonatos
Property Master

Richard Tugume
Casting Assistant

Bernard Ennu
Picture Car Coordinator

Patricia Olwoch
Production Secretary

John Ashton Thomas
Orchestrator

Cordell McQueen
Stunt Coordinator / Special Effects Supervisor

Andile Vuyolwethu Pakade
Second Second Assistant Director

Polly Hope
Production Supervisor

Yahya Chavanga
Location Manager

Simon Rankin
Boom Operator

Anne Ford
Production Controller

Trevanna Post
Post Production Accountant

Nicola Graydon-Harris
Unit Publicist

Blake Leyh
Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Allen Lau
Assistant Sound Editor

Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist

Emerson Nosek
Post Production Accountant

Emmanuel Chonco Sithole
Chief Lighting Technician

Heather Gross
Sound Effects Editor

Kenneth Fletcher
Unit Manager

Colin Lubega
Choreographer

Gina Alfano
Supervising ADR Editor

Izouna de Vasconcelos
Costume Supervisor

Jade Manuel
Production Coordinator

Nico Louw
Sound Mixer

Spring Sutter
Production Accountant

Abdul Bar Hussein
Casting Assistant

Jim Bruening
Music Editor

Moses Kibuuka Muwanga
Third Assistant Director

Kelley Cribben
Post Production Supervisor
Media.









Details.
Release DateSeptember 23, 2016
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Content RatingPG
Budget$15,000,000
Box Office$10,367,161
Filming LocationsUganda · South Africa
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
chess
based on novel or book
biography
sport
based on a true story
woman director
life in the slums
based on magazine, newspaper or article
Wiki.
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.
Adapted from an ESPN magazine article and book by Tim Crothers, the film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and ESPN Films. Queen of Katwe was screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. The film had a limited release in the United States on September 23, 2016, before a general theatrical release on September 30.
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