The First Grader
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Film · TMDB
7.1The 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.
Released: 2010-09-12103 minDir: Justin ChadwickDrama, History, Romance
Cast
- Naomie Harris as Jane Obinchu
- Tony Kgoroge as Charles Obinchu
- Nick Reding as Officer Johnson
- Oliver Litondo as Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge
- Alfred Munyua
- Kamau Mbaya as Kamau Chege
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.4/10
4,943 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
62%
Metacritic
56/100
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 18 wins & 12 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 4 September 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Justin Chadwick
- Cast member
- Tony Kgoroge
- Composer
- Alex Heffes
- Narrative location
- Kenya
- Filming location
- Kenya
- Duration
- +103