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DVD

The first grader

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS)

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Tony Kgoroge.

Publication Information

Universal City, CA : Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment, [2011]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing violent content and brief nudity.

Summary

Based on 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.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.

Special features: making of ; docu-short ; bonus interviews ; coming attractions.

Subjects