Queen of Katwe (Blu-ray) PG
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- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 2 hours, 4 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: January 31, 2017
- Originally Released: 2016
- Label: Walt Disney Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o & Madina Nalwanga | |
Directed by | Mira Nair | |
Edited by | Barry Alexander Brown | |
Screenplay by | William Wheeler | |
Composition by | Alex Heffes | |
Produced by | John B. Carls & Lydia Dean Pilcher |
Entertainment Reviews:
3 stars out of 4 -- Oyelowo’s work here is subtle but so consistent....Opposite him, Nyong’o is phenomenal.
RogerEbert.com
Rating: A --
Director Mira Nair has done a wonderful job taking the inspirational movie formula and creating something special.
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rachelsreviews.net
Rating: B --
Both Nyong'o and Oyelowo are fully capable of bringing the intensity and authenticity to their roles representing inspiring real-life characters, and once again show why they are two of the top actors being hired today.
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Cinema Siren
The colors and rhythms of life in the slums of Uganda are what set Queen of Katwe apart from other underdog chess movies.
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Associated Press
Rating: 4/5 --
Perhaps it's slightly formulaic, but as it's how the real events unfolded it's all the more touching and triumphant.
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One Room With A View
Rating: B --
While some might consider chess a bit of a stretch when it comes to being a sport, the film's infectious charm can't be denied.
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Bowling Green Daily News
3 stars out of 5 -- Mutesi is well played by Madina Nalwanga: calm, watchful, impassive.
The Guardian
Product Description:
This biopic of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi (Madina Nalwanga) traces her journey from the Kampala slum of Katwe, where she is forced to abandon her formal schooling at the age of nine, to the upper echelons of the chess world after she develops an interest in the game at a youth-outreach program run by Robert Katende (David Oyelowo). Lupita Nyong'o co-stars as Mutesi's mother, who worries that her daughter's dreams of becoming a chess champion are a frivolous distraction from real life. Produced as a joint venture between Disney and ESPN Films, QUEEN OF KATWE was directed by Mira Nair (MONSOON WEDDING), and was adapted from a nonfiction book by sportswriter Tim Crothers, who became acquainted with Mutesi's story while on assignment for ESPN.
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- Sales Rank: 77,794
- UPC: 786936852677
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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