Katwe, which is in Kampala Uganda, where the movie Queen of Katwe takes place, is one of the most crime ridden places in Uganda. This is one surprising fact in an area where there is little information to go by. In the film, Queen of Katwe, director Mira Nair kept some events of Phiona Mutesi’s life the same but changed some details because she wanted to add excitement and story depth. In the film Queen of Katwe, there are many similarities and differences between the movie and the real Phiona Mutesi’s life. One similarity between Queen of Katwe, and Phiona’s actual life is the fact that in both Phiona and her brother would sell maize on the Ugandan street market, to feed their family. Phiona had a big family, so in order to help take care
