Reading, photography, learning, traveling, internet surfing and to name a few. And so to go there and to have that environment to work from really did sober us and enliven us.Carina Nel‘s search trend from the last 12 months (The below graph report is directly fetched from the ‘Google Trends’): The slum of Katwe is a very difficult place to live, but you see these people living there with dignity and making it day by day. The film was entirely shot in Uganda and South Africa.ĭescribing the film, Nyong'o said: "This is a story about the commitment to a dream even in the most discouraging of situations.
Russel Savadier as the Russian Chess Officialĭirector Mira Nair decided to adapt The Queen of the Katwe book into a film after making a documentary about the life of the man who trained Phiona Mutesi, Robert Katende. Lupita Nyong'o as Harriet Mutesi, Phiona's mother. David Oyelowo as Robert Katende, a missionary who teaches chess to Phiona. Madina Nalwanga as Phiona Mutesi, a 10-year-old girl with a natural talent for chess. Her mother eventually realizes that Phiona has a chance to excel and teams up with Katende to help her fulfill her extraordinary potential, escape a life of poverty and save her family. She quickly advances through the ranks in tournaments, but breaks away from her family to focus on her own life. As Phiona begins to succeed in local chess competitions, Katende teaches her to read and write in order to pursue schooling. Recognizing Phiona’s natural aptitude for chess and the fighting spirit she’s inherited from her mother, Katende begins to mentor her, but Harriet is reluctant to provide any encouragement, not wanting to see her daughter disappointed. Phiona is impressed by the intelligence and wit the game requires and immediately shows potential. Chess requires a good deal of concentration, strategic thinking and risk taking, all skills which are applicable in everyday life, and Katende hopes to empower youth with the game. When Phiona meets Robert Katende, a soccer player turned missionary who teaches local children chess, she is captivated. Her mother, Harriet, is fiercely determined to take care of her family and works tirelessly selling vegetables in the market to make sure her children are fed and have a roof over their heads. 
For 10-year-old Phiona Mutesi and her family, life in the impoverished slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle.
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