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"[to Phiona] Sometimes the place you are use to... is not the place where you belong."
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Queen of Katwe is a 2016 American biographical sports drama film directed by Mira Nair and written by William Wheeler. Starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, and Madina Nalwanga, the film depicts the life of Phiona Mutesi, a girl living in Katwe, a slum of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. She learns to play chess and becomes a Woman Candidate Master after her victories at World Chess Olympiads.
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"Gloria: [repeated line] HE TOOK MY QUEEN!!!"
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"[last lines of the movie] We are home, Mama."
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"I think she should keep this boy at a proper distance."
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"If you do not keep your promise, you will never see my children again."
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"Mrs. Gali: She surrounds you until you have nowhere to go. Such aggressiveness in a girl is quite a treasure. As a member of the governing body of the Uganda Chess Federation, it is my honor to award a medal to a girl who plays with astonishing power. This years Budoan gold medalist is from the childrens team of Katwe, Phiona Mutesi."
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"I can see your mothers strength in you, Phiona. How is she? [Phiona lowers down her head with no answer] If I could see my mother... for just one more time... I would have gave everything in my possession for that."
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