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Queen of Katwe Cover Image DVD DVD

Queen of Katwe [videorecording] / screenplay by William Wheeler ; producers, Lydia Dean Pilcher and John Carls ; director, Mira Nair.

Carls, John, (film producer.). Nair, Mira, (film director.). Nalwanga, Madina, (actor.). Nyong'o, Lupita, (actor.). Oyelowo, David, (actor.). Pilcher, Lydia Dean, (film producer.). Wheeler, William, 1967- (screenwriter.). Crothers, Tim. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Queen of Katwe. (Added Author). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 786936851595
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, [2017]
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book by Tim Crothers.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016.
Special features: Queen of Katwe: their story (a three-part documentary); audio commentary; A fork, a spoon & a knight (short film); In the studio with Alicia Keys; Alicia Keys "Back to life" lyric video; Young Cardamom & Hab; deleted scenes.
Title from container.
Participant or Performer Note:
Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements, an accident scene and some suggestive material.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
English, Spanish or French dialogue; English, Spanish or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Described video for the blind and visually impaired.
Subject: Mutesi, Phiona > Fiction.
Poor girls > Uganda > Kampala > Fiction.
Women chess players > Uganda > Kampala > Fiction.
Kampala (Uganda) > Fiction.
Genre: Biographical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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