CHECK IT OUT: RICHARD’S “HOUSE OF CROUSE” PODCAST EPISODE 67!
Welcome to the House of Crouse. Based on the book The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster the movie tells the tale of how Phiona Mutesi (Madina Nalwanga), an illiterate girl from a very poor family in Kampala, Uganda, learns to play chess and with the help of mentor Robert Katende (David Oyelowo) moves from local tournaments to the World Chess Olympiad. Meet director Nair, real life inspirations Mutesi and Katende and star Oyelowo as they stop by the HoC.