The First Grader
“It's never too late to dream.”
2010•PG-13•1h 43m•7.1•Released
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.
Director
Justin Chadwick
Writer
Ann Peacock
Languages
Swahili, English
Studio
Sixth Sense Productions
Cast
Naomie Harris
Jane Obinchu
Tony Kgoroge
Charles Obinchu
Nick Reding
Officer Johnson
Oliver Litondo
Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge
Alfred Munyua
Kamau Mbaya
Kamau Chege
Production
Company
Sixth Sense Productions
Company
BBC Film
Company
UK Film Council
Company
Videovision Entertainment
Company
Lipsync Productions
Company
ARTE
Company
Big Boy Films
Company
Origin Pictures
Producer
Sam Feuer
Producer
Richard Harding
Producer
David M. Thompson
Producer
Mario Zvan
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