The First Grader

“It's never too late to dream.”

7.1/ 10 100 votes 2010-09-12 1h 43m 1 popularity

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.

Director: Justin Chadwick

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Cast

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Naomie Harris

Jane Obinchu

Tony Kgoroge

Charles Obinchu

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Nick Reding

Officer Johnson

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Oliver Litondo

Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge

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Alfred Munyua

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Kamau Mbaya

Kamau Chege

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