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The First Grader

National Geographic (2010)

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7.4

5,053

TIFF

UK | English | Color | 01:43

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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.

Cast View all

	Naomie Harris	Jane Obinchu
	Oliver Litondo	Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge
	Tony Kgoroge	Charles Obinchu
	Alfred Munyua	Teacher Alfred
	Shoki Mokgapa	Teacher Elizabeth
	Vusi Kunene	Mr. Kipruto
	Agnes Simaloi	Agnes
	Kamau Mbaya	Kamau Chege
	Emily Njoki	Young Maruge's Wife
	Lwanda Jawar	Young Maruge
	Dan 'Churchill' Ndambuki	DJ Masha
	Hannah Wacera	Maruge's Daughter
	John Kimani	Maruge's Baby Son
	Macharia Kamau	DJ's PA
	Abubakar Mwenda	Boie
	Tom Gitau	Old Codger
	Watson Mbirua	Old Codger
	Shadrack Murimi Gachuhi	Old Codger
	Mwenga Matilika	Old Codger
	Kathyline Ndogori	Teacher Katherine
	Israel Makoe	David Chege
	Shirleen Wangari	Mother Wanjiku
	Benta Ochieng	Mother Benta
	Peter Emera Pious	Jonas
	Joel Rempesa	Joel

Crew View all

Director	Justin Chadwick
Writer	Ann Peacock
Producer	Nicola Blacker, Sam Feuer, Richard Harding, Trevor Ingman, Norman Merry, Joe Oppenheimer, Ed Rubin, Jim Shamoon, Anant Singh, Helena Spring, David M. Thompson, Denise Tran, Mario Zvan
Musician	Alex Heffes
Photography	Rob Hardy

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Edition details

Nr Discs	1
Layers	Single side, Single layer