The First Grader

7.1

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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Naomie Harris

Jane Obinchu

Tony Kgoroge

Charles Obinchu

Nick Reding

Officer Johnson

Oliver Litondo

Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge

Alfred Munyua

Kamau Mbaya

Kamau Chege

Art

Vittoria Sogno

Production Design

Camera

Rob Hardy

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sophie Oprisano

Costume Design

Crew

Evans Omondi Sanda

Stunts

Bernard W. Thinguri

Stunts

Matthew Anaani Muubwa

Stunts

Judy Karani

Stunts

Joseph Kuria

Stunts

Mathias Nyamai

Stunts

Patrick Owour

Stunts

Charles K. Kembero

Stunt Coordinator

Maina Kariuki

Stunts

Thomas Odhiambo Misango

Stunts

Directing

Justin Chadwick

Director

David 'Tosh' Gitonga

First Assistant Director

Editing

Paul Knight

Editor

Production

Jane Hawley

Production Executive

Moonyeenn Lee

Casting

Sam Feuer

Producer

Trevor Ingman

Co-Producer

Mario Zvan

Producer

Anant Singh

Executive Producer

Ed Rubin

Associate Producer

Denise Tran

Associate Producer

Margie Kiundi

Casting

Patrick Musyimi

Unit Manager

Nicola Blacker

Associate Producer

Hemal Shah

Production Manager

Jim Shamoon

Executive Producer

Norman Merry

Executive Producer

Helena Spring

Executive Producer

Richard Harding

Producer

Joe Oppenheimer

Executive Producer

David M. Thompson

Producer

Sound

Ben Meechan

Sound Effects Editor

Alex Heffes

Original Music Composer

Writing

Ann Peacock

Writer

Art

Vittoria Sogno

Production Design

Camera

Rob Hardy

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sophie Oprisano

Costume Design

Crew

Evans Omondi Sanda

Stunts

Bernard W. Thinguri

Stunts

Matthew Anaani Muubwa

Stunts

Judy Karani

Stunts

Joseph Kuria

Stunts

Mathias Nyamai

Stunts

Patrick Owour

Stunts

Charles K. Kembero

Stunt Coordinator

Maina Kariuki

Stunts

Thomas Odhiambo Misango

Stunts

Directing

Justin Chadwick

Director

David 'Tosh' Gitonga

First Assistant Director

Editing

Paul Knight

Editor

Production

Jane Hawley

Production Executive

Moonyeenn Lee

Casting

Sam Feuer

Producer

Trevor Ingman

Co-Producer

Mario Zvan

Producer

Anant Singh

Executive Producer

Ed Rubin

Associate Producer

Denise Tran

Associate Producer

Margie Kiundi

Casting

Patrick Musyimi

Unit Manager

Nicola Blacker

Associate Producer

Hemal Shah

Production Manager

Jim Shamoon

Executive Producer

Norman Merry

Executive Producer

Helena Spring

Executive Producer

Richard Harding

Producer

Joe Oppenheimer

Executive Producer

David M. Thompson

Producer

Sound

Ben Meechan

Sound Effects Editor

Alex Heffes

Original Music Composer

Writing

Ann Peacock

Writer