The First Grader (2010)
1h 43m
Running Time
September 12, 2010Release Date
The First Grader (2010)
1h 43m
Running Time
September 12, 2010Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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 & Crew.
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
Shoki Mokgapa
Teacher Elizabeth
Vusi Kunene
Mr. Kipruto
Justin Chadwick
Director
David 'Tosh' Gitonga
First Assistant Director
Joseph Kuria
Stunts
Jane Hawley
Production Executive
Lwanda Jawar
Young Maruge
Patrick Owour
Stunts
Evans Omondi Sanda
Stunts
Mathias Nyamai
Stunts
Thomas Odhiambo Misango
Stunts
Bernard W. Thinguri
Stunts
Matthew Anaani Muubwa
Stunts
Judy Karani
Stunts
Charles K. Kembero
Stunt Coordinator
Maina Kariuki
Stunts
Ann Peacock
Writer
Ben Meechan
Sound Effects Editor
Sam Feuer
Producer
Patrick Musyimi
Unit Manager
Moonyeenn Lee
Casting
Norman Merry
Executive Producer
Paul Knight
Editor
Alex Heffes
Original Music Composer
Sophie Oprisano
Costume Design
Hemal Shah
Production Manager
Trevor Ingman
Co-Producer
Richard Harding
Producer
Nicola Blacker
Associate Producer
Rob Hardy
Director of Photography
Vittoria Sogno
Production Design
Margie Kiundi
Casting
Ed Rubin
Associate Producer
Jim Shamoon
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 12, 2010
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingPG-13
Filming LocationsKenya
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
education
uniform
village
kenya
teacher
school
based on a true story
Wiki.
The First Grader is a 2011 biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. It stars Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, and Tony Kgoroge. The film is inspired by the true story of Kimani Maruge, a Kenyan farmer who enrolled in elementary school at the age of 84 following the Kenyan government's announcement of free universal primary education in 2003 by the late Emilio Mwai Kibaki, the third president of the Republic of Kenya.
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