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Queen of Katwe - Chess Is Not A Spectator Sport
Lieography - A Podcast About Movies Based on True Stories
English - June 12, 2017 09:10 - 46 minutes - 63.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTV & Film biopics historical history basedonatruestory biography historicaldramas movies Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2016 Mira Nair Disney film Queen of Katwe, about the young Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi. We hope you enjoy!
Sources:
http://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?page=Mag15gameofherlife
https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-true-story-behind-queen-of-katwe-b5a51d9607b7/
http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/queen-of-katwe/
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/queen-katwe-stirs-hope-slum-where-film-was-born
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/10/world/africa/uganda-chess-teen/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/18/ugandan-phiona-mutesi-chess-player
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