“Queen of Katwe” is a different kind of Disney film. Rather than focusing on a pretty princess who is swept away by a prince, the movie introduces an impoverished pre-teen named Phiona who discovers a queen deep inside herself.
‘Queen of Katwe’ movie poster. Courtesy image
If you know how to play chess, if you have ever visited Uganda or southeast Africa, if you have lived for a time in a developing/”third-world” nation or have ever wished you had done any of these things, here is an opportunity for you to have that virtual experience sitting for just over two hours