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The First Grader (2010)

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.

Released Sept. 12, 2010 103 min 15+

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Romance

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Production Companies: Sixth Sense Productions, UK Film Council, Videovision Entertainment, Lipsync Productions, ARTE + 3 more, Big Boy Films, Origin Pictures, BBC Films

Country: Kenya
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Kenya, United States
Languages: English, Swahili

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103 min
Sept. 12, 2010
July 30, 2011
Released
PG-13
15+ cc