Sep 12, 2010
103 min
Full-HD

The First Grader (2010)

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.

Category

Drama History Romance

Country

United Kingdom United States of America Kenya

Companies

Sixth Sense Productions BBC Film UK Film Council Videovision Entertainment Lipsync Productions ARTE Big Boy Films Origin Pictures

Naomie Harris

Jane Obinchu

Tony Kgoroge

Charles Obinchu

Nick Reding

Officer Johnson

Oliver Litondo

Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge

Alfred Munyua

Kamau Mbaya

Kamau Chege

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