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Harriet’s strength and love for her family is the basis of Phiona’s extraordinary potential.īut winning doesn’t make the world all sunshine and roses. Her smile lights up the whole screen! Her fighting spirit she inherited from her mother, Lupita Nyong’o starring as Harriet. Her quiet spirit and emotionless face keep you riveted to the screen. She showed us that even an illiterate, poverty-stricken, 11-year old can learn anything and surprise those who doubt her. Madina Nalwanga starring as Phiona Mutesi, was amazing and inspiring. Sure, it may have been a story where the underdog wins, but there is so much more to the story. I had thought I was going to have a 2 hour rest from our Disney trip, but “Queen of Katwe” had me hooked from the first scene! I loved that it is based on a true story- a story unlike any you have heard before. I think this movie is my favorite movie of the year.
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I don’t know how to play chess and really have no interest in learning. When I learned that “Queen of Katwe” was about a young girl playing chess, I was worried that I wouldn’t like the movie. Directed by Mira Nair, the film also stars Oscar (TM) winner Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo. Madina Nalwanga stars as Phiona Mutesi in Disney’s QUEEN OF KATWE, based on the true story of a young girl from Uganda whose world changes when she is introduced to the game of chess.