The First Grader

The First Grader

It's never too late to dream.

2010103 min7.2 / 10

A warm, hopeful true story about an elderly man's determination to pursue education and dignity, grounded in personal connection and the transformative power of learning.

The 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.

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