The First Grader(2010)
“It's never too late to dream.”
September 12, 2010
1h 43m
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IMDb7.44,943
RT62%
Meta56/100
TMDB7.199
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.
Trailer
The First Grader — Make a Difference | National Geographic
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Crew
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Executive Producer
Norman Merry, Joe Oppenheimer, Jim Shamoon, Anant Singh, Helena Spring
Details
Original Language
en
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America, Kenya
Production
Sixth Sense Productions, BBC Film, UK Film Council, Videovision Entertainment, Lipsync Productions, ARTE, Big Boy Films, Origin Pictures
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