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The First Grader

7.4 (5.1k)
PG-13

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1h 43min

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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Synopsis

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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Cast

Naomie Harris
Naomie Harris

Jane Obinchu

Tony Kgoroge
Tony Kgoroge

Charles Obinchu

Nick Reding
Nick Reding

Officer Johnson

Oliver Litondo
Oliver Litondo

Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge

Alfred Munyua
Alfred Munyua
Kamau Mbaya
Kamau Mbaya

Kamau Chege

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