A Fork, a Spoon & a Knight

Oct 20, 2015

0h 13m

★ 0.0

Overview

An inspiring creative documentary that follows the story of one of Uganda's unsung heroes - Robert Katende. Popularly known as 'Coach Robert', he was able to transform a little unknown slum in the outskirts of Kampala, into an internationally recognized army of Chess Champions.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

Maisha Film Lab

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Cast

Self

Robert Katende

Young Robert

Daudi Kisakye

Young Robert's Friend

Raheem Taha

Teenage Robert

Raymond Namanya

Robert's Mother

Ann-Marie Wandera

Robert's Grandma

Sara Kisawuzi

Self

Babirye Stellah

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