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The First Grader

PG-13

“It's never too late to dream.”

2010·103 min·Released
Studio: ARTE, BBC Film, Big Boy Films, Lipsync Productions, Origin Pictures, Sixth Sense Productions, UK Film Council, Videovision Entertainment
7.1TMDb
Theatrical Sep 12, 2010
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UK · English · USA
DramaHistoryRomance

Overview

The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.

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Crew

DirectorJustin Chadwick
WriterAnn Peacock

Cast

Naomie Harris
Naomie Harris
Jane Obinchu
Tony Kgoroge
Tony Kgoroge
Charles Obinchu
Nick Reding
Nick Reding
Officer Johnson
Oliver Litondo
Oliver Litondo
Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge
Alfred Munyua
Alfred Munyua
Kamau Mbaya
Kamau Mbaya
Kamau Chege

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Keywords

uniformvillageeducationbased on true storyteacherkenyaschool

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