The First Grader

The First Grader
2010
★★★★☆ 7.1/10
⏱️ 103 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DramaHistoryRomance
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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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

Crew

Director
Justin Chadwick
Writer
Ann Peacock
Producer
Sam Feuer, Mario Zvan, Anant Singh

Production

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

Keywords

uniformvillageeducationbased on true storyteacherkenyaschool