But we very rarely get to see these positive images, we very rarely get to see the self-possession of the people, and the fact that they can take care of themselves from within, they don't need help necessarily from without." "Often when we see films coming out of Africa, it's child soldiers, it's dictators, it's poverty, it's disease. Oyelowo told VOA the film uses the story of a poor girl to tell about Africa and the African people. The girl learns that Katende grew up in the same slums where she now lives. "Sometimes the place you are used to, it is not the place you belong. "I do not know about being a grand master." "What is preventing you from being a grand master?" She learns the game at a place that helps the poor children of Kampala, Uganda. Learning how to play chess changes Phiona's life. "Can you please show Phiona how to move the pieces?" Katende talks to a young girl in the room. Phiona Mutesi is played by actress Madina Nalwanga. Katende has seen the girl looking into the room where other children are playing chess and eating free food. Madina Nalwanga (left) and Lupita Nyong'o in the new film 'Queen of Katwe.'
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