The First Grader(2010)
It's never too late to dream.
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.
Movie: The First Grader
Top 6 Billed Cast
Jane Obinchu
Charles Obinchu
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