Russel Savadier as Russian Chess Official.Gladys Oyenbot and Rehema Nanfuka play minor roles as a shopkeeper and a nurse, respectively. Maurice Kirya and Ntare Mwine have supporting roles as Theo and Tendo, respectively. Nikita Pearl Waligwa as Gloria, Phiona's friend.Taryn "Kay" Kyaze as Night, Phiona's older sister.However, with the support of Coach Katende and the people of Katwe, she returns to chess, ultimately succeeding to the extent that she can purchase a home for her family. Phiona returns to Katwe, dejected and doubting her abilities. However, the competition proves too tough, and she yields to her Canadian opponent. Phiona leads the Uganda team at the Chess Olympiad in Russia, confident that she will succeed in becoming a Grand Master, securing the necessary finances to lift her family from poverty. The struggles of life in Katwe are ever present and Phiona hopes that chess will provide a means of escape from Katwe for her and her family. The film then proceeds to trace the ups and downs of success at competitions and tournaments for Phiona and her fellow Pioneers. However, their talent wins the day and Phiona comes in first place. The group initially finds itself ill at ease among the other participants and the more affluent surroundings. Her coach, over the initial opposition of the local chess authorities, takes her and the team to a national school level tournament at a prestigious local school. She becomes fascinated with the game and soon becomes a top player in the group under Katende's guidance. Curious, Phiona approaches and learns the game. Katende coaches soccer and teaches children to play chess at a local center. Her world changes one day when she meets Robert Katende ( David Oyelowo) 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. And so to go there and to have that environment to work from really did sober us and enliven us.Living in Katwe, a slum in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona ( Madina Nalwanga), her mother Nakku Harriet ( Lupita Nyong'o) and younger members of her family. 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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