The First Grader

The First Grader 2010

7.9/10

NETFLIX Rating : 4.1

IMDB Rating : 7.5

FD Smart Rating : 7.9

Synopsis : An 84-year-old Kenyan Mau Mau freedom fighter wants to take advantage of a new universal education decree by learning how to read.

Regions Available ( 25 ) : show...
Anguilla , Antigua and Barbuda , Bahamas , Barbados , Bermuda , Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba , Cayman Islands , Cuba , Curaçao , Dominica , French Guiana , Grenada , Guadeloupe , Guyana , Haiti , Jamaica , Martinique , Montserrat , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent , Sint Maarten (Dutch part) , Suriname , Turks and Caicos Islands , Virgin Islands, British

Directors:

Justin Chadwick

Actors:

Oliver Litondo , Alfred Munyua , Nick Reding , Tony Kgoroge , Dan 'Churchill' Ndambuki , Sam Feuer , Vusi Kunene , Israel Makoe , Naomie Harris , John Sibi-Okumu

Languages:

Spanish , English , Brazilian Portuguese

Subtitles:

Spanish , Brazilian Portuguese

Genres:

Biography, Drama, Romance

Release Date:

2010

Run Time:

1h43m

Maturity Rating:

Violence and offensive language

Set in a mountain village in Kenya the film tells the remarkable true and uplifting story of a proud old Mau Mau veteran who is determined to seize his last chance to learn to read and write - and so ends up joining a class alongside six year-olds. Together he and his young teacher face fierce resistance, but ultimately they win through - and also find a new way of overcoming the burdens of the colonial past.

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