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In Lagos you don't talk to strangers You do not answer when Someone calls 'Sister!' or 'Brother' By the roadside, in a park, in a market Lest you become something strange- Something else Don't help that old woman pick her money from the floor Or else you'll turn into a yam tuber If you help that man pass his bus fare He will make you disappear Like magic Don't give alms to beggars They will surely transfer their infirmities to you Because they are that powerful The lame will walk home rejoicing, while  You are left to wonder what suddenly happened To your legs If someone stops in their metal-on-tyres To ask for directions You'd better not answer them! Next thing you have been TAKEN And Liam Neeson won't come for you In fact, if you like yourself Just stay in your house Don't answer any visitors Don't come out

Year : 2016 Director : Mira Nair Producer : John B. Carls Screenwriter : William Wheeler Cast : Lupita Nyong’o, Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo Genre : Biographical, Drama, Sports Based on the ESPN article and book by Tim Crothers Phiona Mutesi, a young girl from the slums of Katwe, Uganda, discovers chess, and with the help of her coach, Robert Katende, becomes a prodigy, overcoming numerous obstacles. Rating: 4/5 Phiona Mutesi(Nalwanga) lives with her mother(Nyong’o) and siblings in a hovel in katwe. Life is tough and they barely scrape by. One day, she discovers a group of children playing chess, tutored by Robert Katende(Oyelowo). This discovery leads Phiona into a realm of greater possibilities, as she masters the game, despite not being able to read. Katende sees the potential in her, and takes her under his wing, training her for greater aspirations, like representing the whole country internationally. This was the first movie I ever we

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