The First Grader

The First Grader

103 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 12, 2010

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.

The First Grader

103 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 12, 2010

The First Grader
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers ARTE, BBC Films, UK Film Council, Videovision Entertainment, Sixth Sense Productions, Origin Pictures, Lipsync Productions, Big Boy Films
Original title The First Grader
Directors David 'Tosh' Gitonga, Justin Chadwick
Writers Ann Peacock

Cast

Naomie Harris

as Jane Obinchu

Tony Kgoroge

as Charles Obinchu

Nick Reding

as Officer Johnson

Oliver Litondo

as Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge

Kamau Mbaya

as Kamau Chege