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TrailerThe story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau terrorist who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.Actors: Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Tony Kgoroge, Alfred Munyua, Shoki Mokgapa, Vusi Kunene, Agnes Simaloi, Kamau Mbaya, Emily Njoki, Lwanda Jawar, Dan Churchill Ndambuki, ...»Director: Justin ChadwickCountry: United KingdomDuration: 103 minQuality: HDRelease: 2010IMDb: 7.4Rating(2) Voted0 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Actors of "The First Grader"
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Characters of "The First Grader"
Jane ObinchuPlayed by: Naomie Harris
Kimani Ng'ang'a MarugePlayed by: Oliver Litondo
DJ MashaPlayed by: Dan 'Churchill' Ndambuki
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Directors of "The First Grader"
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Creators of "The First Grader"
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Critic Reviews of "The First Grader"
VarietyFebruary 23, 2012Director Justin Chadwick's admirable effort manages to do more than inspire, educating auds with an important chapter in African history.
Time OutJune 22, 2011It's funny how 'real life' sometimes conforms so closely to hackneyed patterns of screenwriting.
Detroit NewsMay 27, 2011The First Grader is every bit as inspiring and heart-warming as you'd expect.
Seattle TimesMay 26, 2011The filmmaking is ... uneven, filled with charming picture-postcard scenes of smiling children and African sunshine that seem crafted for a different film than one with moments of horrific flashbacks.
Minneapolis Star TribuneMay 26, 2011The story is uplifting in a predictably pro-education, antiwar, feel-good way, warmth and humor balancing the heavy moments.
Globe and MailMay 20, 2011Stow your cynicism and give this lesson in continuing education the response it deserves -- more than a polite clap, maybe even a sitting ovation.
National Newspaper Publishers AssociationMarch 21, 2017This appealing mixture of contention and inspiration becomes a feel-good story that will make you shed a tear, then grin ear to ear.
Tribune News ServiceJanuary 14, 2013An earnest "true story" that hits many of the expected importance-of- education grace notes, but never quite achieves a lump-in-your-throat reaction
QuickflixJanuary 19, 2012The First Grader is a self-congratulatory and subtlety-free slog that makes saints of its protagonists, devils out of its antagonists and narcoleptics out of its audience.
Flicks.co.nzDecember 15, 2011With the melodrama cranked up as high as it is, it's hard to believe this was a true story.
ScreenwizeNovember 24, 2011An uplifting, romanticised and gently-paced film infused with the dry beauty of the Kenyan landscape and powered by the moist-eyed performance of Oliver Litondo in the title role
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