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Based on the true story of Phiona Mutesi who has represented Uganda at four Women's Chess Olympiads and is. Adapted from an ESPN magazine article and book by Tim Crothers. ^ "Queen of Katwe Actress Madina Nalwanga wins an award at the African Movie Academy Awards 2017". Stars: David Oyelowo, Madina Nalwanga, Lupita Nyong'o.^ "Ugandan Actress's Journey Mirrors That of Her 'Queen of Katwe' Character".According to a University of Oxford study from their department of Economics, students in Uganda who watched Queen of Katwe before taking their national exams received better grades than those who didn't. At 17 years old, Forbes named her the youngest person on their 2018 "30 Under 30" list. She has said her young life closely mirrored that of her character Phiona in Queen of Katwe. ĭuring the filming of Queen of Katwe, David Oyelowo took Nalwanga to see Jurassic World with other kids from the set, and discovered she'd never seen a movie when she asked, "Is that what we are doing?" When she watched Queen of Katwe, it was only the second time she'd been inside a movie theater. Nalwanga was discovered by a casting director at a community dance class in the Kabalagala neighborhood of Kampala, Uganda, a slum known for prostitution. Madina was born in the poor Katwe neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda, and spent her childhood selling corn on the streets.