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		</div><p>David Oyelowo has admitted he was surprised Disney decided to make his latest film set in the slums of Uganda.</p>
<p>The British actor stars alongside Lupita Nyong’o in Queen Of Katwe which is based on the true story of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi.</p>
<p>At the film’s premiere in Los Angeles, David said it was rare to see a “positive, life-affirming story” from Africa on the big screen and the movie was a “love letter” to his daughter Zoe.</p>
<p>He told the Press Association: “From page one when I saw Disney on the cover, I just couldn’t believe Disney were making this movie.</p>
<p>“That in and of itself caught my attention because these kind of films are normally independent movies that are a real struggle to get made.”</p>
<p>He added: “A story about this young girl from a slum in Uganda who becomes a champion. I haven’t seen that kind of story coming out of Africa.</p>
<p>The last film I did in Uganda was The Last King Of Scotland, a very different kind of film. As someone of African descent, to see a positive life-affirming story like this was something I really wanted to be a part of.”</p>
<p>David, who now lives in Los Angeles, said he had brought his family to the premiere, adding: “My daughter – who I did this as a love letter to – is here as well. My little Zoe.</p>
<p>“It’s the first time I’ve ever done a film that I can take my entire family to.”</p>
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<p>Lupita, who stars as Phiona’s mother, said the film was about a “small girl with a big dream”.</p>
<p>“At the end of the day it doesn’t take big people to make big things happen,” she said.</p>
<p>“It takes regular folk and Phiona is one of those people. She’s just a regular girl living in abject poverty and she makes some out of herself by playing chess and she’s given me a job.”</p>
<p><amp-youtube layout="responsive" width="696" height="392" data-videoid="z4l3-_yub5A" title="Queen of Katwe - Official Trailer"><a placeholder href="http://youtu.be/z4l3-_yub5A"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z4l3-_yub5A/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Queen of Katwe - Official Trailer"></a></amp-youtube></p>
<p>Queen Of Katwe is released in UK cinemas on October 21.</p>
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