Queen of Katwe

***Queen of Katwe*** firimu y'ebyemizannyo n'ekatemba eyogera ku by'afaayo  eya America ey'omwaka gwa 2026 eyakwasaganyizibwa Mira Nair era n'ewaandikibwa William Wheeler. Eyazanyibwa David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, ne Madina Nalwanga, firimu elaga obulamu bwa Phiona Mutesi, omuwala abeera e Katwe, katanga ka Kampala, ekibuga kya Uganda ekikulu. Ayiga okusoma omuzannyo gwa chess era n'afuuka [./Woman_Candidate_Masterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_Candidate_Master Woman Candidate Master] oluvanyuma lw'obuwanguzi bwe mu World Chess Olympiads.

Eyajibwa okuva mu kiwandiiko kya ESPN magazine era nemu katabo ka Tim Crothers, firimu yafulumizibwa Walt Disney Pictures ne ESPN Films. *Queen of Katwe* yalagibwa mu 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. Firimu yafulumizibwa katono mu United States mu Gwomwenda 23, 2016, nga tenafulumizibwa ddala mu butongole mu Gwomunaana 30.

## Omulamwa
Okubeera e Katwe, akatanga mu Kampala, Uganda, kulimu okulwaana n'okufua okwa Phiona (Madina Nalwanga) ow'emyaaka ekkumi, maama we Nakku Harriet (Lupita Nyong'o) n'abato aba famire ye. Ye ne munyinaze omuto bayambako maama waabwe okutunda kasooli mu katale. Era ayambako mu kulabirira mwanyinaze we omuto. Obulamu bwe bukyuuka lumu nga asisinkanye Robert Katende (David Oyelowo) ku pulogulaamu ya baminsane. Katende atendeka okuzannya emipiira era ayigiriza abaana n'okuzannya omuzannyo gwa chess mu ka center kawansi. Mukwagala okumanya, Phiona asembera n'ayiga okuzannya omuzannyo. Omuzannyo gumukwata omubabiro era afuuka omuzannyi asinga mu kibiina wansi w'okulungamizibwa Katende.

Omusomesa we, oluvanyuma lw'okulemesebwa ebitongole by'omuzannyo gwa chess ebyawansi, amutwaala ne ttiimu yonna mu mpaka za tournament ez'amasoro mu gwanga mu somero elyaamaanyi mu gwanga. Ekibiina ky'esanga mu bweerariikirivu wakati w'abazannyi abalala ababeetoolodde.  Naye, ekitone kyabwe kiwangula olunaku era Phiona yajja mu kifo ekisooka.

Firimu yeyngelayo okuwaata n'okumanya ebiwanvu n'ebiko eby'obuwanguzi mu mpaka ne tournament za Phiona ne bazannyi banne.  Okufubba kw'obulamu mu Katwe kubaawo bulijjo era Phiona asuubira nti omuzannyo gwa chess gujja kumuwa ne famire ye engeri y'okuduka okuva mu Katwe.

Phiona akulembera ttiimu ya Uganda mu mpaka za Chess Olympiad mu Russia, n'obuvumu nti ajja kusobola okufuuka Grandmaster, afune sente ezeetaagisa okuyimusa famire okuva mu bwaavu.  Naye, empaka zilabika okuba enkambwe, era awangulwa Munnacanada amuvuganya.

Phiona adda e Katwe, nga munnakuwavu era nga abuusabuusa obusobozi bwe.  Naye, n'obuyambi bwa Coach Katende n'abantu ba Katwe, adayo okuzannya omuzannyo gwa chess, era n'awangula natuuka ku busobozi bw'okugulira famire ye enyumba.

## Abazannyi
 
Maurice Kirya ne Ntare Mwine balina obifo by'okuwanirira nga Theo ne Tendo, mu mutendera ogwo. Gladys Oyenbot ne Rehema Nanfuka bazanyira mu bifo eby'awansi nga omutunzi mu duuka n'omusawo, mu mutendera ogwo.

Abazannyi Abalala

* Sarah Kisawuzi nga jajja wa Katende omukyaala
* Richard Tuwangye nga Dez
* Joel Okuyo Prynce nga Ggaba Merchant
* Russel Savadier nga omukungu wa Russia ow'omuzannyo gwa chess
* Dinaz Stafford
* Aaron Moloisi nga omukungu wa Rwabushenyi 
* Carina Nel nga Phiona Mutesi
* Maggie Benedict nga Omuwandiisi wa Chess Federation 

## Okufulumya

### Enkulaakulana
Tim Crothers yawandiika *The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster*, eyayogera ku bulamu bwa Phiona Mutesi. Kafulumizibwa ESPN mu 2012, yali optioned mu mwaaka gwe gumu ne Walt Disney Pictures. Tendo Nagenda,  senior creative executive wa Walt Disney Studios', yakulaakulanaya puloojekitti okufulumizibwa. Asibuka mu Ugandan. N'okukirizibwa okuva ewa Pulezidenti wa Situdiyo Sean Bailey, Nagenda yagenda okukyaalila Mira Nair mu makaage ag'omu Ugandan okumuwandiisa okuba dayirekita wa firimu ekoleddwa ku Mutesi. Nair yasiima olugero, nagamaba, "mbadde neetooloddwa engero zino ez'abantu ba wansi naye sikolangayo lugero lwonna mu Uganda okuva mu 1991. Njagala nyo engero ku bantu abakola ekintu okuva mwekyo ekifanaana nga ekitalinaamu makulu."

Mira Nair yasisinkana ne Mutesi, maama we Harriet, era n'ekibiina kya chess ekidukanyizibwa coach Robert Katende. Yayita screenwriter William Wheeler okujja mu Kampala okukola interviews n'abantu abanakulira nga omusingi gwa screenplay. Nair yakwaata ka firimu akampi aka high-concept era n'akalaga mu Disney, okwongeza ensonga za situdiyo ku firimu okufulumizibwa mu Afirika.

Wheeler yakiriza nti firimu ejya kujja mu nono za firimu za ku "underdog" engero z'emizannyo, nawandiika nti: "twaali tugezaako ... okugaziya ekiteeso ku ki 'firimu ya Disney' kyeyinza okuba. Disney yali njeruffu nnyo mukwagala okwogera olugero oluzaamu essuubi ku muntu ava mu kifo ekiteefananyizibwa ku balabi abebweeru ... kino kyaali kyakujja mu bintu ebimu bye bakola obulungi ennyo – eky'okwogera ku ngero ez'emizannyo ejya sports underdog stories era n'okufuna engeri elugero bwelukwaatagana n'ekika kya firimu."Nair yanyonyola *Queen of Katwe* nga "firimu ya Disney mu ngeri nyingi.... erina obulungi n'okutulugunyizibwa oludda n'oludda." Mu Gusooka 2015, sentebbe wa situdiyo ya Disney Alan F. Horn yawa olukisa okufulumya firimu eno ku bukadde bwa US$15&nbsp;.

### Okulonda abazanyi
Mu Gusooka 2015, David Oyelowo ne Lupita Nyong'o balondebwa okuzannya nga Robert Katende ne Harriet Mutesi, mu mutendera ogwo. Be baasooka okulondebwa Nair. Nyong'o yagamba nti yasalawo okuzannya mu kifo ekyo nga yakasoma empapula kumi mu script, nagamba "Gwe mulundi ogwasooka bweyawulira okuzuukusibwa ne script era n'okusomoozebwa." Oyelowo yakiririzaawo ekifo, nga alaba firimu nga "subversive work", okusinziira ku bula ly'obugazi mu contemporary American cinema. Nair yagamba nti kyaali kizibu nnyo okunoonya omuzanyi anazanya nga Phiona. Okunoonya omuzanyi oyo kyaatwala ebbanga okuva mu Gwomusanvu okutuusa mu Gwekkuminoogumu 2024 era ttiimu ya production yagezesa kumpi abawala 700. Dayirekita avunaanyizibwa mu kulonda abazannyi yasanga Madina Nalwanga mu kibiina kyamazina mussomabuvobwawamu . Munnayuganda omuzinnyi w'amazina ow'emyaaka 15 yalondebwa okuzannya nga Phiona.

### Okukwaata firimu
Principal photography yatandika mu Gwokuna mu 2015. Firimu yakwaatibwa mu katanga ka Katwe mu Kampala, Uganda era ne Johannesburg, South Africa. Bannayuganda abasukka mu 100 baapangisibwa enga ba extras mu bitundu by'oku street; kinaana tebalina bukuggu mu kukozesa camera. Nair yateekawo ekifo eky'okukolerama ekya boot camp okuyamaba abaana okw'etegekera ebitundu byaabwe. Bannayuganda abakugu abasinga bazanya nga ba extras, omwaali Gladys Oyenbot eyazanya nga stand-in double wa Lupita.

Nair ne cinematographer Sean Bobbitt bakwaatira mu banga emizaanyo Mutesi jyeyazannya. Katende, eyaliwo mu kukwaata kunno, ye yateekateeka emizannyo, atte Nair ne Bobbitt bakola ku buli kyebakwaata. Ebitundu bya chess byali bizibuzibu kubanga call sheet yalimu emitambula jya chess ejyaddala. Nair n'omusunsuzi Barry Brown basalamu ebitundu bino okuteekawo katemba. Production eyagwa mu Gwomukaaga 2015 oluvanyuma lw'ennaku 54 ez'okukwaatilamu firimu.

### Omuziki
 
Musical score ya *Queen of Katwe* yateekebwateekebwa Alex Heffes. Heffes yayongerako nti "y'efaananyizibwaako omuzannyo gwa *Roots*, yadde gukoleddwa mu Afirika [...] Waliyo track za Uganda ez'obuvunaanyizibwa eziri mu Uganda era firimu eteeke nnyo esira mu ku kozesa enyimba nga zoogera ku firimu."

Alicia Keys yawandiika n'afulumya oluyimba "Back to Life" olwa firimu; lw'afulumizibwa RCA Records mu Gwomwenda 9, 2016. Oluyimba olutongole olwa  soundtrack album lwafulumizibwa Walt Disney Records nga 23 Ogwomwenda , ne deluxe edition eyafulumizibwa ku lunaku lwenyini.

## Okufulumizibwa
*Queen of Katwe* yafulumizibwa eri ensi yonna ku 2016 Toronto International Film Festival nga 10 Ogwomwenda. Disney yategekka premiere eyekikungu ku El Capitan Theatre mu Hollywood mu Gwomwenda nga 20, n'okulagibwa okulala ku Urban World Festival nga 22 Ogwomwenda. premiere z'omu Afirika z'ategekebwa mu Kampala nga 1 Ogw'ekkumi ne Johannesburg mu Gwomwenda nga 5. Firimu yalina European debut ku 2016 BFI London Film Festival mu Gwekkumi nga 9. Okulagibwa okulala kwaali ku Morelia International Film Festival mu Mexico mu Gwwekkumi nga 22. Nga 12 Ogwekkuminogumu, gwaalagibwa ku Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival era ne ku Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival nga 24th.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment yafulumya firimu enno ku Blu-ray ne ku DVD nga 31 Ogusooka, 2017, ne digital release nga 10 Ogusooka.

## Reception

### Box office
*Queen of Katwe* eyagulwaawo mu Gwomwenda nga 23 mu kufulumizibwa okutoonotoono mu United States, n'omugatte oguteeberezebwa ogwa Friday total ogwa $82,000 omugeranyo $1,577 buli screen okuyita mu theatre ennondemu 52. Nga weekend etandika,yafuna $304,933 omugenaranyo $5,864 buli screen. Yagulibwaawo mu kufulumizibwa okugazi mu Gwomunaana nga 30 okutuuka ku 1,242 screens, era neetuuka ku mugatte gwona wamu ogw'obukadde  $2.5&nbsp; mu wiiki esooka.

### Ebyaayogerwa nga firimu efulumiziddwa
*Queen of Katwe* yayogerwaako bulungi okuva mu bantu, ne ebitundu bya David Oyelowo ne Lupita Nyong'o ne bifuna okuzizibwa n'okutenderezebwa okwenjawulo. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes epimira firimu ku 94% okusinziira ku kulabibwa kwaayo okwa 191 reviews era n'omugeranyo ogwa 7.40/10. Consensus ya website egamba nti: "*Queen of Katwe* firimu yakuwilra bulungi eya uncommon smarts n'okwaagala, era okuzanya okulungi okwa Lupita Nyong'o ne David Oyelowo kuyambako okuyimusa firimu okuyita ku bijoogerwaako ebyenjawulo ebirungi n'ebibi." Ku Metacritic, firimu erina norrmalized rating eya 73 ku 100 okusinziira ku reviews okuva mu 40 critics, ekilaga "reviews enungi". Audiences ezibaliddwa CinemaScore zaawa firimu omugeranyo ogwa grade "A+" ku scale ya A+ to F.

### Accolades

## Ebijuliziddwa

## Ebijulizziddwa wa bweru wa wikipediya

* Official website
* Queen of Katwe ku IMDb 
* Queen of Katwe ku Rotten Tomatoes
* Queen of Katwe kuBox Office Mojo
* Queen of Katwe ku Metacritic 
* Interview with Phiona Mutesi and Robert Katende by impactmania