"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). Reviewed by lee_eisenberg 8 / 10 chess for the win She becomes a top player in the group under Katende's guidance. Curious, Phiona visits the center, learns the game, and becomes fascinated with it. Katende coaches soccer and teaches children to play chess at a local center. Her world changes the day she meets Robert Katende at a missionary program. She also helps care for her baby brother. She and her younger brother help their mother sell maize in the market. Living in Katwe, a slum in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona, her mother Nakku Harriet, and her younger family members.
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