Gallery: The Inside Story Behind Disney's 'Radical' Queen of Katwe
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Mira Nair directs David Oyelowo, Madina Nalwanga, and Esther Lutaaya on the set of *Queen of Katwe*.
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Madina Nalwanga plays chess champ Phiona Mutesi in *Queen of Katwe*.
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Madina Nalwanga as Phiona Mutesi and David Oyelowo as Robert Katende in *Queen of Katwe*.
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Lupita Nyong'o as Harriet Mutesi, David Oyelowo as Robert Katende and Madina Nalwanga as Phiona Mutesi in *Queen of Katwe*.
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David Oyelowo as Robert Katende and Madina Nalwanga as Phiona Mutesi in *Queen of Katwe*.
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Madina Nalwanga plays chess champion Phiona Mutesi in *Queen of Katwe*.
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Lupita Nyong'o plays Nakku Harriet, the mother of chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi in *Queen of Katwe*.
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