The First Grader (2010)

2011 • 99 minutes

About this movie

In a small, remote mountain top primary school in the Kenyan bush, hundreds of children are jostling for a chance for the free education newly promised by the Kenyan government. One new applicant causes astonishment when he knocks on the door of the school. He is Maruge, an old Mau Mau veteran in his eighties, who is desperate to learn to read at this late stage of his life. He fought for the liberation of his country and now feels he must have the chance of an education so long denied - even if it means sitting in a classroom alongside six-year-olds. 2010 British Broadcasting Corporation, UK Film Council and First Grader Productions Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Ratings and reviews

One of the best and most moving films I have ever seen. Watch it.

Watching this for African Culture Night,

Loved it!