The First Grader

The First Grader 2010

★ 7.2TMDB 1h 43min Director: Justin Chadwick

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
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Nick Reding Officer Johnson
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Oliver Litondo Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge
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Alfred Munyua
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Kamau Mbaya Kamau Chege

Crew

Director
Justin Chadwick
Writers
Ann Peacock
Producers
Sam Feuer, Mario Zvan, Richard Harding, David M. Thompson
Executive Producers
Anant Singh, Jim Shamoon, Norman Merry, Helena Spring, Joe Oppenheimer
Cinematography
Rob Hardy
Editing
Paul Knight
Composer
Alex Heffes
Production Design
Vittoria Sogno
Costume Design
Sophie Oprisano

Details

Release date
Sep 12, 2010
Runtime
103 min
Status
Released
Studios
Sixth Sense Productions, BBC Film, UK Film Council, Videovision Entertainment, Lipsync Productions, ARTE
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America, Kenya
Language
Swahili, English

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