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The First Grader

The First Grader
★ 7.1/10•2010•1h 43m•PG-13•Drama•History•Romance

It's never too late to dream.

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.

Justin Chadwick · Director

Ann Peacock · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 43m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 12, 2010

Actors

Naomie Harris

Naomie Harris

Jane Obinchu

Tony Kgoroge

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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