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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
Themes
- uniform
- village
- education
- based on true story
- teacher
- kenya
- school
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
4,943 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
62%
Metacritic
56/100
- Year
- 2010
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 18 wins & 12 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Justin Chadwick
- Cast member
- Naomie Harris
- Composer
- Alex Heffes
- Narrative location
- Kenya
- Filming location
- Kenya
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 330257
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thefirstgrader-themovie.com
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- publication date
- 2010-09-04
- title
- The First Grader
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 5.7/10
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