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The First Grader(2010)
Status: Released
Date: 2010-09-12
71%
97 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
It's never too late to dream.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Swahili, English.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
United States of America,
Kenya
ProductionCompanies: 
Sixth Sense Productions
Videovision Entertainment
Big Boy Films
Movie: The First Grader
Top 6 Billed Cast
Naomie Harris
Jane Obinchu
Tony Kgoroge
Charles Obinchu
Video Trailer The First Grader
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