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Queen of Katwe US Release Date

The movie Queen of Katwe is already released on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and Cinema in the USA. The upcoming Streaming release date in the USA is to be announced.

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Blu-ray
January 31, 2017Confirmed
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Cinema
September 23, 2016Confirmed
1
DVD
January 31, 2017Confirmed
19
Streaming
TBAConfirmed
2
VOD
January 31, 2017Confirmed
2
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"Queen of Katwe" centers on a young girl (Nalwanga) selling corn on 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.

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What do the critics say?

Based on 23 Queen of Katwe reviews, Queen of Katwe gets an average review score of 76.
90/100
www.nytimes.comCinema
In Ms. Nair’s hands, Phiona’s story has a richness and unpredictability that separates it from other, superficially similar movies. It also has the buoyant, cleareyed feel for t...
2739d ago
90/100
www.thewrap.comCinema
Toronto 2016: Director Mira Nair gives “inspirational” a good name with the powerful true story of real-life Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi.
2739d ago
88/100
www.chicagotribune.comCinema
Nair's film, her best in a long time, is hardly the first to use a chessboard as a symbol of one life's struggles. It is, however, one of the best.
2739d ago
88/100
www.seattletimes.comCinema
Just try to resist the charms of Mira Nair’s Queen of Katwe, a triumph-of-the-human-spirit movie that’s ultimately, well, triumphant.
2739d ago
83/100
www.theverge.comCinema
Who knew an uplifting Disney chess movie could be so satisfying?
2739d ago
4/5
www.theguardian.comCinema
David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o deliver nuanced performances in a movie which threatens to back itself into a corner but has enough zest and intelligence to carry through.
2739d ago
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