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The First Grader

National Geographic Entertainment | Release Date: May 13, 2011

Summary: In a small, remote, mountaintop primary school in the Kenyan bush, hundreds of children are jostling for a chance for the free education newly promised by the Kenyan government. One applicant causes astonishment when he knocks on the door of the school. He is Maruge, an old Mau Mau veteran in his 80s, who is desperate to learn to read at this late stage of his life. He fought for the liberation of his country and now feels he must have the chance at the education so long denied—even if it means sitting in a classroom alongside six-year-old children. (Nat Geo Movies)

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Runtime:	120 min
Rating:	Rated PG-13 for some disturbing violent content and brief nudity.
Official Site:	http://www.thefirstgrader-themovie.com/
Production:	BBC Films
Genres:	Biography, Drama
Country:	UK

Director	Credit
Justin Chadwick	Director

Writer	Credit
Ann Peacock	Written By

Cast	Credit
Ainea Ojiambo	Education Officer
Charles Ouda	Adult School Teacher
Dan 'Churchill' Ndambuki	DJ Masha
Israel Makoe	David Chege
John Sibi-Okumu	Chairman Of Education
Lwanda Jawar	Young Maruge
Michael Oyier	Newsreader
Mumbi Kaigwa	Education Secretary
Naomie Harris	Jane Obinchu
Nick Reding	Officer Johnson
Oliver Litondo	Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge
Sam Feuer	American Journalist
Shoki Mokgapa	Teacher Elizabeth
Tony Kgoroge	Charles Obinchu
Vusi Kunene	Mr. Kipruto

Producer	Credit
Anant Singh	Executive Producer
David M. Thompson	Producer
Denise Tran	Associate Producer
Ed Rubin	Associate Producer
Helena Spring	Executive Producer
Joe Oppenheimer	Executive Producer
Mario Zvan	Co-Producer
Nicola Blacker	Associate Producer
Norman Merry	Executive Producer
Richard Harding	Producer
Sam Feuer	Producer
Trevor Ingman	Co-Producer