The First Grader
It's never too late to dream.
Rating: 7.1 out of 10TMDB(104 votes)
Overview
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.
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Filming locations
Filmed in Kenya
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Setting
Set in Kenya
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Music
Music by Alex Heffes
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Rob Hardy
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Ann PeacockWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 12, 2010
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America, Kenya
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In the United States
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