The First Grader
The First Grader

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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.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The First Grader:

Naomie Harris
Tony Kgoroge
Nick Reding
Oliver Litondo
Alfred Munyua
Kamau Mbaya

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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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ColeSmithey.com - 9/10 by Cole SmitheyThe production design is strictly television quality.
The Stranger (Seattle, WA) - 9/10 by Lindy WestWhat sounds like a festival-movie parody-it's Billy Madison meets Hotel Rwanda!-turns out to be a politically complex, emotionally charged history lesson.
Variety - 9/10 by Peter DebrugeThe uplifting true story of world's oldest primary school student, The First Grader reels you in with its human-interest hook, but packs an even more vital agenda: enlisting Kenyan locals to share little-known details of their nation's independence.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - 9/10 by Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)It's a great story, even if it's not a great film.
Shockya.com - 9/10 by Brent SimonA drama of heartening, make-do cooperation and uplift, a movie about not just the illumination of education, but the power to bestow dignity that it also possesses.
Metro Times (Detroit, MI) - 9/10 by Corey Hall...this heart warming, well-intentioned film is engaging and evocative, despite some clumsy and ham-fisted direction
Globe and Mail - 8/10 by Rick GroenThis is potentially compelling, but truncated flashbacks are far too crude a mechanism for exploring not only the intricacies of that tumultuous period in Kenyan history but also its ongoing legacy.
Capital Times (Madison, WI) - 8/10 by Rob ThomasDirector Justin Chadwick's film is sort of corny, not surprisingly, but it is inspiring and full of real feeling at times.
The Oklahoman - 8/10 by Brandy McDonnellWith stellar performances, gorgeously authentic cinematography and a winning story, the fact-based feature "The First Grader" moves to the head of the class despite poor marks in some fundamental filmmaking areas.
Los Angeles Times - 8/10 by Betsy SharkeyAnchored by a lovely performance from Oliver Litondo as Maruge and an exuberant Naomie Harris as Jane Obinchu, the school principal who champions his cause, the result is a tearful, joyful, imperfect, yet nearly irresistible ode to the human spirit.

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