My wife and I watched this at home on DVD from our public library. The people involved in this movie deserve ample recognition for their contributions, and I hope that it draws more attention to Phiona Mutesi's achievements. Nonetheless, it's a powerful, uplifting story. Admittedly, I don't know how accurate the movie is, especially since I had never heard of the story before the movie's release. One of the most effective scenes is when the Katwe children compete against the students of King's College: the Katwe children wear the traditional Ugandan attire while the rich children wear western clothes, showing the disconnect between the social classes (a scene towards the end of "Mississippi Masala" showed something similar: when the father returns to Uganda, he looks westernized while the Ugandans wear the traditional clothes). Lupita Nyong'o plays Phiona's mother, the sort of person who knows the slums all too well and isn't thrilled with her daughter's goal. Katwe is the sort of place where you have to bribe people to do even minimal tasks. "Queen of Katwe" is the true story of Phiona Mutesi, who started playing chess to get out of Kampala's slums. Mira Nair previously focused on Uganda in 1991's "Mississippi Masala" (about an Indian family forced into exile by Idi Amin).
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