Feel Good Films
Queen of Katwe (2016, PG, 124 min.) This vibrant true story starring Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo is a biopic of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi. Director Mira Nair traces the journey from the slums of Katwe, where Phiona is forced to abandon her schooling at age nine, to the upper echelons of the chess world after she develops an interest in the game at a youth outreach program.
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