Queen of Katwe

Queen of Katwe (2016)

In chess, the small one can become the big one.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2016-09-23
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 423 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 4min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Cine Mosaic
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Mira Nair
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From 423 Ratings

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Summary

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

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  • Madina Nalwanga

    as Phiona Mutesi
  • David Oyelowo

    as Robert Katende
  • Lupita Nyong'o

    as Nakku Harriet
  • Martin Kabanza

    as Mugabi Brian
  • Taryn "Kay" Kyaze

    as Margaret Night Nantongo
  • Esther Tebandeke

    as Sarah Katende
  • Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine

    as Tendo
  • Ethan Nazario Lubega

    as Mukumbya Benjamin
  • Nikita Waligwa

    as Gloria Nansubuga
  • Ronald Ssemaganda

    as Ivan
  • Peter Odeke

    as Enoch Barumba
  • Philip Luswata

    as Minister Aloysius Kyazze
  • Joanitta Bewulira-Wandera

    as Mrs. Gali
  • Ivan Jacobo

    as Buyinza Richard (young)
  • Nicolas Levesque

    as Buyinza Richard (older)
  • Babirye Stellah

    as Babirye Stellah
  • Edgar Kanyike

    as Joseph
  • Hope Katende

    as Hope Katende
  • Maurice Kirya

    as Theo
Directing Mira Nair Director
Writing William Wheeler Screenplay
Sound Moses Bwayo Boom Operator
Sound Moses Bwayo Sound Mixer
Sound Linda Cohen Music Supervisor
Editing Barry Alexander Brown Editor
Sound Zohran Kwame Mamdani Music Supervisor
Production Troy Buder Executive Producer
Camera Sean Bobbitt Director of Photography
Production Dinaz Stafford Casting
Art Stephanie Carroll Production Design
Production Lydia Dean Pilcher Producer
Production Will Weiske Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Mobolaji Dawodu Costume Design
Sound Alex Heffes Original Music Composer
Production John B. Carls Producer
Directing Avani Batra Second Assistant Director
Production Dan Silver Executive Producer
Production Will Weiske Unit Production Manager
Directing Atilla Salih Yücer First Assistant Director
Directing Michael McCue Second Assistant Director
Writing Tim Crothers Book
Costume & Make-Up Melanie Harris Hair Designer
Production Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo Production Manager
Art Fritz Joubert Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Diana Najago Assistant Hairstylist
Directing Paula Case Second Assistant Director
Camera Miles Goodall Additional Photography
Camera Edward Echwalu Still Photographer
Camera Ali Musoke Second Assistant "B" Camera
Art Isabella Asiimwe Set Designer
Camera Danie du Toit First Assistant "B" Camera
Production Connor Schell Executive Producer
Art Jeanette Scott Set Decoration
Camera Neville Esterhuizen Second Assistant "A" Camera
Costume & Make-Up Nadine Prigge Makeup Designer
Costume & Make-Up Evelyn Gambe Assistant Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Christopher Damuura Assistant Hairstylist
Art Tumi Poen Art Department Coordinator
Art Peter Kasaija Storyboard Artist
Camera Houston Hadden First Assistant "A" Camera
Directing Mike Topoozian First Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Thami Nkosi Key Hair Stylist
Production Nikissi Serumaga Casting Associate
Costume & Make-Up Eniola Dawodu Assistant Costume Designer
Sound Dominick Tavella Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Eliza Paley Dialogue Editor
Production Annie Gaudet Post Production Accountant
Directing Robyn Aronstam Script Supervisor
Art Arlo Markantonatos Property Master
Production Richard Tugume Casting Assistant
Crew Bernard Ennu Picture Car Coordinator
Production Patricia Olwoch Production Secretary
Sound John Ashton Thomas Orchestrator
Crew Cordell McQueen Stunt Coordinator
Directing Andile Vuyolwethu Pakade Second Second Assistant Director
Production Polly Hope Production Supervisor
Production Yahya Chavanga Location Manager
Sound Simon Rankin Boom Operator
Crew Anne Ford Production Controller
Visual Effects Cordell McQueen Special Effects Supervisor
Production Trevanna Post Post Production Accountant
Directing Zohran Kwame Mamdani Third Assistant Director
Crew Nicola Graydon-Harris Unit Publicist
Sound Blake Leyh Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Allen Lau Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Marko Costanzo Foley Artist
Production Emerson Nosek Post Production Accountant
Lighting Emmanuel Chonco Sithole Chief Lighting Technician
Sound Heather Gross Sound Effects Editor
Production Kenneth Fletcher Unit Manager
Crew Colin Lubega Choreographer
Sound Blake Leyh Sound Designer
Sound Gina Alfano Supervising ADR Editor
Costume & Make-Up Izouna de Vasconcelos Costume Supervisor
Production Jade Manuel Production Coordinator
Sound Blake Leyh Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Nico Louw Sound Mixer
Production Spring Sutter Production Accountant
Crew Joanitta Bewulira-Wandera Dialect Coach
Production Abdul Bar Hussein Casting Assistant
Sound Jim Bruening Music Editor
Directing Moses Kibuuka Muwanga Third Assistant Director
Crew Kelley Cribben Post Production Supervisor
Editing Ian Holden Assistant Editor
Sound George A. Lara Foley Mixer
Visual Effects Byron Tofas Digital Compositor