The First Grader

2010 7.1 (97 votes) 1h 43m

Genres

Drama History Romance

Production Companies

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

It's never too late to dream.

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.

Key Crew

Director: Justin Chadwick

Writer: Ann Peacock

Producer: Sam Feuer, Mario Zvan, Richard Harding, David M. Thompson

Director of Photography: Rob Hardy

Top Cast

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

Videos

The First Grader — Make a Difference | National Geographic

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