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- BFI identifier6222553
- Date2010 (Copyright)
2011-06-24 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, South Africa, France
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- SynopsisDrama. The story of Maruge, an 84-year-old village elder and former Mau-Mau fighter, who uses a government initiative to introduce free primary schooling to claim the education he has always craved. Based on the true story of Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge who died in 2009. (Synopsis)
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- CastNaomie Harris (Jane Obinchu)
Oliver Litondo (Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge)
Emily Njoki (young Maruge's wife)
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Title
The First Grader (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/6873-4581-D927-FE95-51AF-MCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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Work - 6222553 - 2010 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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