Release Date: September 10, 2016 (TIFF), 23 September 2016 (USA) limited, 30 September 2016 (USA)
Director: Mira Nair
Produced by
John Carls
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Writers: William Wheeler (screenplay), Tim Crothers (based on the ESPN Magazine article and book by)
Screenplay by William Wheeler
Based on The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster
by Tim Crothers
Star cast
Madina Nalwanga as Phiona Mutesi
David Oyelowo as Robert Katende
Lupita Nyong'o as Nakku Harriet
Martin Kabanza as Mugabi Brian
Taryn Kyaze as Night (as Taryn "Kay" Kyaze)
Ivan Jacobo as Young Richard
Nicolas Levesque as Older Richard
Ronald Ssemaganda as Ivan
Ethan Nazario Lubega as Benjamin
Nikita Waligwa as Gloria
Edgar Kanyike as Joseph
Esther Tebandeke as Sara Katende
Music by Alex Heffes
Cinematography Sean Bobbitt
Edited by Barry Alexander Brown
Production company
Walt Disney Pictures
ESPN Films
Cine Mosaic
Mirabai Films
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Running time
124 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $15 million
Box Office
Budget: $15,000,000 (estimated)
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