The First Grader
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| In theatres: |
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| On DVD: | December 27, 2011 |
| Running time: | 1h 38m | Genre: | Drama |
In a remote Kenyan primary school hundreds of children are jostling for a chance for the free education newly promised by the Kenyan government. One new applicant causes astonishment when he knocks on the door of the school: Maruge, a Mau Mau veteran in his eighties who is desperate to learn to read.
| Director: | Justin Chadwick |
| Studio: | Maple Pictures |
| Producer(s): | Sam Feuer, Richard Harding |
| Cast: | Naomie Harris, Oliver Musila Litondo |
| Writer(s): | Ann Peacock |
| Official Site: | movies.nationalgeographic.com/movies/the-first-grader/ |
