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The First Grader

It's never too late to dream.

★ 7.1 2010 103 min PG-13 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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Release
2010-09-12
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
7.1/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United Kingdom, United States of America, Kenya
Studio
Sixth Sense Productions, BBC Film, UK Film Council

People behind the title

DirectorJustin ChadwickWriterAnn PeacockCastNaomie HarrisCastTony KgorogeCastNick RedingCastOliver LitondoCastAlfred Munyua

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