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The First Grader

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The 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.

Genre:

Romance, Drama, Biography

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 Chadwick

Country:

United Kingdom

Release:

2010

IMDb:

7.4

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Duration:

103 min

KEYWORDS:

#Justin Chadwick #Naomie Harris #Oliver Litondo #The First Grader #Tony Kgoroge

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ACTORS OF "The First Grader"

Naomie Harris

6 September 1976, London, England, UK

Dan 'Churchill' Ndambuki

Shadrack Murimi Gachuhi

31 August 1962, London, England, UK

10 January 1974, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

DIRECTORS OF "The First Grader"

Justin Chadwick

1 December 1968, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

CREATORS OF "The First Grader"

Ann Peacock

HEROES OF "The First Grader"

Jane Obinchu

Played by: Naomie Harris

Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge

Played by: Oliver Litondo

DJ Masha

Played by: Dan 'Churchill' Ndambuki

Boie

Played by: Abubakar Mwenda

CRITICS OF "The First Grader"

Quickflix

The 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.

January 19, 2012

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Time Out

It's funny how 'real life' sometimes conforms so closely to hackneyed patterns of screenwriting.

June 22, 2011

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National Newspaper Publishers Association

This appealing mixture of contention and inspiration becomes a feel-good story that will make you shed a tear, then grin ear to ear.

March 21, 2017

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Globe and Mail

Stow your cynicism and give this lesson in continuing education the response it deserves -- more than a polite clap, maybe even a sitting ovation.

May 20, 2011

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Cinema Writer

achieves a poignant, humanist sincerity

January 27, 2012

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Tribune News Service

An earnest "true story" that hits many of the expected importance-of- education grace notes, but never quite achieves a lump-in-your-throat reaction

January 14, 2013

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Screenwize

An 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

November 24, 2011

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Flicks.co.nz

With the melodrama cranked up as high as it is, it's hard to believe this was a true story.

December 15, 2011

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

The story is uplifting in a predictably pro-education, antiwar, feel-good way, warmth and humor balancing the heavy moments.

May 26, 2011

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Variety

Director Justin Chadwick's admirable effort manages to do more than inspire, educating auds with an important chapter in African history.

February 23, 2012

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Detroit News

The First Grader is every bit as inspiring and heart-warming as you'd expect.

May 27, 2011

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Seattle Times

The 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.

May 26, 2011

GALLERY OF "The First Grader"