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The First Grader (2011)

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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Movie Information

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.

Rating:PG-13
Genre:Romance, Drama
Directed By:Justin Chadwick
Written By:Ann Peacock
In Theaters:5/19/2011
Box Office:

Runtime:103 minutes
Studio:Sixth Sense Productions, BBC Films, UK Film Council, Videovision Entertainment, Lipsync Productions, ARTE, Big Boy Films, Origin Pictures

Cast

Director

Justin Chadwick

Director

Substitute
cast

Naomie Harris

Jane Obinchu

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Tony Kgoroge

Charles Obinchu

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Nick Reding

Officer Johnson

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Oliver Litondo

Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge