A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
Madina Nalwanga
as Phiona Mutesi
David Oyelowo
as Robert Katende
Lupita Nyong'o
as Nakku Harriet
Martin Kabanza
as Mugabi Brian
Taryn "Kay" Kyaze
as Margaret Night Nantongo
Esther Tebandeke
as Sarah Katende
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
as Tendo
Ethan Nazario Lubega
as Mukumbya Benjamin
Nikita Waligwa
as Gloria Nansubuga
Ronald Ssemaganda
as Ivan
Peter Odeke
as Enoch Barumba
Philip Luswata
as Minister Aloysius Kyazze
