| Uniform Title |
Queen of Katwe (Motion picture : 2016) |
| Title |
Queen of Katwe. |
| Published |
Australia Distributed by Walt Disney Company (Australia), [2017]. |
| ©2017 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (approximately 119 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical surround Dolby |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video region 4 |
| Form of Work |
Motion picture. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Walt Disney : E29520. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016. |
| Special features : Audio commentary ; Alicia Keys "Back to Life" lyric video ; Young Cardamon & HAB "#1 spice" music video. |
| Based on the novel 'The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster' by Tim Crothers. |
| Credits |
Directed by Mira Nair, Produced by John Carls, Lydia Dean Pilcher, Screenplay by William Wheeler. |
| Performers |
Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Kabanza, Taryn Kyaze, Ronald Ssemaganda. |
| Summary |
Queen of Katwe is based on the vibrant true story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, PAL, Region 4, 16:9, widescreen 2.39:1. |
| Language note |
In English or Hindi. [CC] English Captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). AD English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Subjects |
Crothers, Tim -- Film adaptations |
| Mutesi, Phiona -- Drama |
| Women chess players -- Uganda -- Kampala -- Drama |
| Chess players -- Uganda -- Kampala -- Drama |
| Poverty -- Uganda -- Kampala -- Drama |
| Uganda -- Drama |
| Genre |
Film adaptations |
| Biographical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Crothers, Tim. Queen of Katwe Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
| Nair, Mira film director. |
| Carls, John film producer. |
| Pilcher, Lydia Dean film producer. |
| Wheeler, William screenwriter. |
| Nalwanga, Madina actor. |
| Oyelowo, David actor. |
| Nyong'o, Lupita actor. |
| Kabanza, Martin actor. |
| Kyaze, Taryn actor. |
| Ssemaganda, Ronald actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Carls, John .
- Crothers, Tim. Queen of Katwe .
- Kabanza, Martin .
- Kyaze, Taryn .
- Nair, Mira .
- Nalwanga, Madina .
- Nyong'o, Lupita .
- Oyelowo, David .
- Pilcher, Lydia Dean .
- Ssemaganda, Ronald .
- Wheeler, William .
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