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  The First Grader

Set in a mountain village in Kenya the film tells the remarkable true and uplifting story of a proud old Mau Mau veteran who is determined to seize his last chance to learn to read and write - and so ends up joining a class alongside six year-olds. Together he and his young teacher face fierce resistance, but ultimately they win through - and also find a new way of overcoming the burdens of the colonial past.

103 Minutes

Ann Peacock

Justin Chadwick

Naomie Harris....Jane Obinchu
Tony Kgoroge....Charles Obinchu
Oliver Litondo....Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge
Nick Reding....Officer Johnson
Dan 'Churchill' Ndambuki....DJ Masha
Vusi Kunene....Mr. Kipruto
John Sibi-Okumu....Chairman of Education
Israel Makoe....David Chege
Emily Njoki....Young Maruge's wife
Lydia Gitachu....CNN Journalist
Kamau Mbaya....Kamau Chege
Ainea Ojiambo....Education Officer
Mumbi Kaigwa....Education Secretary
Abubakar Mwenda....Boie
Shoki Mokgapa....Teacher Elizabeth

Contains infrequent moderate violence and language

Genres

Biography, Drama

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