DVD
The first grader [videorecording] / National Geographic Entertainment ; BBC Films ; UK Film Council ; produced by Richard Harding, Sam Feuer, David M. Thompson ; directed by Justin Chadwick ; written by Ann Peacock.
The 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. Based on a true story.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781426297007 :
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Vivendi Entertainment, c2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music by Alex Heffes ; cinematography, Rob Hardy ; edited by Paul Knight. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Sam Feuer, Tony Kgoroge, Oliver Litondo, Nick Reding. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA Rating: PG-13. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; NTSC ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
| Language Note: | In English with optional English SDH subtitles. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Biographical films. Feature films. Older men > Kenya > Fiction. Right to education > Kenya > Fiction. Veterans > Education > Fiction. Kenya > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | DVD First | 31681002406627 | DVD | Available | - |
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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 (Litondo), 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 deniedâeven if it means sitting in a classroom alongside six-year-olds. Moved by his passionate plea, head teacher Jane Obinchu (Harris) supports his struggle to gain admission and together they face fierce opposition from parents and officials who donât want to waste a precious school place on such an old man. - Baker & Taylor
Based on the true story of N'gan'ga Maruge, an elderly man who decides to pursue an education that he was never able to afford when the government of Kenya passes a law to make free education available to the nation's children.
