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
Nick Reding
Officer Johnson
Oliver Litondo
Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge
Tony Kgoroge
Charles Obinchu
Alfred Munyua
Teacher Alfred
Shoki Mokgapa
Teacher Elizabeth
Vusi Kunene
Mr. Kipruto
David 'Tosh' Gitonga
First Assistant Director
Kamau Mbaya
Kamau Chege
Joseph Kuria
Stunts
Jane Hawley
Production Executive
Patrick Owour
Stunts
Lwanda Jawar
Young Maruge
Justin Chadwick
Director
Evans Omondi Sanda
Stunts
Mathias Nyamai
Stunts
Ann Peacock
Writer
Sam Feuer
Producer
Thomas Odhiambo Misango
Stunts
Richard Harding
Producer
Bernard W. Thinguri
Stunts
David M. Thompson
Producer
Matthew Anaani Muubwa
Stunts
Judy Karani
Stunts
Alex Heffes
Composer
Rob Hardy
Cinematographer
Charles K. Kembero
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Knight
Editor
Maina Kariuki
Stunts
Margie Kiundi
CastingDirector
Moonyeenn Lee
CastingDirector
Ben Meechan
Sound Effects Editor
Vittoria Sogno
ProductionDesigner
Patrick Musyimi
Unit Manager
Norman Merry
Executive Producer
Sophie Oprisano
Costume Design
Hemal Shah
Production Manager
Trevor Ingman
Co-Producer
Nicola Blacker
Associate Producer
Ed Rubin
Associate 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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