Quick Facts
DirectorJustin Chadwick
Runtime1h 43m · PG-13
GenresDrama · History · Romance
Release2010-09-12
Film
The First Grader
2010· PG-13· 1h 43m· Drama· History· Romance
“It's never too late to dream.”
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.
2010-09-12
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorJustin Chadwick
WriterAnn Peacock
ProducerDavid M. Thompson
Director of PhotographyRob Hardy
Original Music ComposerAlex Heffes
EditorPaul Knight
Full cast & crew (6 cast · 37 crew)
Details
Released2010-09-12
Runtime1h 43m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosSixth Sense Productions · BBC Film · UK Film Council
LanguagesSwahili · English
CountriesUnited Kingdom · United States of America · Kenya
Rating7.1/10 · 100 votes
Original languageen
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