Queen of Katwe
In chess, the small one can become the big one.
2016
Rated
PG
124
minutes
Drama
Directed By:
Mira Nair
A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
Language
English
Release Date
September 23, 2016
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$10,367,161
Cast
Madina Nalwanga
Phiona Mutesi
David Oyelowo
Robert Katende
Lupita Nyong'o
Nakku Harriet
Martin Kabanza
Mugabi Brian
Taryn "Kay" Kyaze
Margaret Night Nantongo
Esther Tebandeke
Sarah Katende
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Tendo
Ethan Nazario Lubega
Mukumbya Benjamin
Nikita Waligwa
Gloria Nansubuga
Ronald Ssemaganda
Ivan
Peter Odeke
Enoch Barumba
Philip Luswata
Minister Aloysius Kyazze
Joanitta Bewulira-Wandera
Mrs. Gali
Ivan Jacobo
Buyinza Richard (young)
Nicolas Levesque
Buyinza Richard (older)
Babirye Stellah
Babirye Stellah
Edgar Kanyike
Joseph
Hope Katende
Hope Katende
Maurice Kirya
Theo
Show Full Crew
Writing
Directing
Mira Nair
Director
Atilla Salih Yücer
First Assistant Director
Paula Case
Second Assistant Director
Mike Topoozian
First Assistant Director
Robyn Aronstam
Script Supervisor
Michael McCue
Second Assistant Director
Andile Vuyolwethu Pakade
Second Second Assistant Director
Avani Batra
Second Assistant Director
Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Third Assistant Director
Moses Kibuuka Muwanga
Third Assistant Director
Production
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Producer
Will Weiske
Unit Production Manager
Will Weiske
Executive Producer
Polly Hope
Production Supervisor
Connor Schell
Executive Producer
John B. Carls
Producer
Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo
Production Manager
Dinaz Stafford
Casting
Jade Manuel
Production Coordinator
Annie Gaudet
Post Production Accountant
Trevanna Post
Post Production Accountant
Troy Buder
Executive Producer
Spring Sutter
Production Accountant
Richard Tugume
Casting Assistant
Patricia Olwoch
Production Secretary
Dan Silver
Executive Producer
Kenneth Fletcher
Unit Manager
Yahya Chavanga
Location Manager
Abdul Bar Hussein
Casting Assistant
Emerson Nosek
Post Production Accountant
Nikissi Serumaga
Casting Associate
Sound
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Moses Bwayo
Sound Mixer
Moses Bwayo
Boom Operator
Eliza Paley
Dialogue Editor
Linda Cohen
Music Supervisor
Blake Leyh
Supervising Sound Editor
Blake Leyh
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Blake Leyh
Sound Designer
George A. Lara
Foley Mixer
Dominick Tavella
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alex Heffes
Original Music Composer
Allen Lau
Assistant Sound Editor
Heather Gross
Sound Effects Editor
Gina Alfano
Supervising ADR Editor
Nico Louw
Sound Mixer
John Ashton Thomas
Orchestrator
Jim Bruening
Music Editor
Simon Rankin
Boom Operator
Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Music Supervisor
Visual Effects
Crew
Cordell McQueen
Stunt Coordinator
Kelley Cribben
Post Production Supervisor
Anne Ford
Production Controller
Bernard Ennu
Picture Car Coordinator
Joanitta Bewulira-Wandera
Dialect Coach
Nicola Graydon-Harris
Unit Publicist
Colin Lubega
Choreographer
Costume & Make-Up
Nadine Prigge
Makeup Designer
Melanie Harris
Hair Designer
Evelyn Gambe
Assistant Makeup Artist
Mobolaji Dawodu
Costume Design
Eniola Dawodu
Assistant Costume Designer
Izouna de Vasconcelos
Costume Supervisor
Christopher Damuura
Assistant Hairstylist
Thami Nkosi
Key Hair Stylist
Diana Najago
Assistant Hairstylist
Camera
Sean Bobbitt
Director of Photography
Neville Esterhuizen
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Edward Echwalu
Still Photographer
Danie du Toit
First Assistant "B" Camera
Miles Goodall
Additional Photography
Houston Hadden
First Assistant "A" Camera
Ali Musoke
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Art
Jeanette Scott
Set Decoration
Stephanie Carroll
Production Design
Tumi Poen
Art Department Coordinator
Arlo Markantonatos
Property Master
Peter Kasaija
Storyboard Artist
Fritz Joubert
Art Direction
Isabella Asiimwe
Set Designer
Editing
Lighting