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The first grader

Harding, Richard, (film producer.). Feuer, Sam, 1974- (film producer,, actor.). Thompson, David, 1950- (film producer.). Peacock, Ann, (screenwriter.). Chadwick, Justin, (film director.). Harris, Naomie, 1976- (actor.). Kgoroge, Tony, (actor.). Litondo, Oliver, (actor.). Feuer, Sam, 1974- (actor.). National Geographic Entertainment (Firm), (presenter,, publisher.). BBC Films, (presenter.). UK Film Council, (presenter.). Sixth Sense (Firm), (production company.). Origin Pictures, (production company.). Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Oliver Litondo, Sam Feuer. (Cast).

A heartwarming and inspiring true story of an 84-year-old Kenyan villager and ex-Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford. It is a triumphant testimony to the transforming force of education.

DVD  - 2018
FIC First
1 copy / 0 on hold
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Victoria Reshelving

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Subject
Right to education > Kenya > Drama.
Older men > Kenya > Drama.
Veterans > Education > Drama.
Kenya > Social life and customs > Drama.
Genre
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher Washington, DC : National Geographic, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.
Wide screen (1.78:1).
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Music by Alex Heffes ; film editor, Paul Knight ; director of photography, Rob Hardy.
Participant or Performer Note: Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Oliver Litondo, Sam Feuer.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing violent content and brief nudity.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1, region 1, NTSC.
Language Note:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).