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The First Grader
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The First Grader

“It's never too late to dream.”

7.1(104)20101h 43mEnglish

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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Director
Justin Chadwick
Writers
Ann Peacock
Status
Released

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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

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