The First Grader 2011 Movie

IMDB Rating 7.5  (44K)
The story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford. More details

Directors

Justin Chadwick

Cast

Naomie HarrisOliver LitondoTony KgorogeAlfred Munyua

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