The First Grader(Movie, 2010)

Name: The First Grader
Genre: Romance / Love, Drama
Released: 2010
Duration: T01:43:00
Rating: 3.6

1h 43min | Genres: Romance / Love, Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 43 votes)

The First Grader is a 2011 biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. It stars Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, and Tony Kgoroge. The film is inspired by the true story of Kimani Maruge, a Kenyan farmer who enrolled in elementary school at the age of 84 following the Kenyan government's announcement of free universal primary education in 2003 by the late Emilio Mwai Kibaki, the third president of the Republic of Kenya. ()

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About The First Grader

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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Additional Information

Official websites:

www.thefirstgrader-themovie.com

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), Kenya, United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Kenya

Plays in: Kenya

Made by: Arte, UK Film Council, BBC Films, Lipsync Productions, Origin Pictures, Videovision Entertainment, Sixth Sense Productions, Big Boy Films

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Swahili (SW)

Translated into 13 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 09/12/2010

Cast: Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge

Director: Justin Chadwick

Director of Photography: Rob Hardy

Composer: Alex Heffes

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"O Aluno"

"Uma Lição de Vida"

"The First Grader - Il Primo Grado"

"퍼스트 그레이더"

"The.First.Grader"

Keywords: kenya, education, school, village, teacher, based on true story, uniform

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The First Grader(Movie, 2010)

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