“THE FIRST GRADER” My rating: C
103 minutes | PG-13
“The First Grader” is well-meaning, sincere and a bit dull.
Too bad. It had the makings of a real emotional powerhouse, but somehow all the juice in this fact-based tale dried up on the way to the screen
Oliver Litono as "The First Grader'
Ann Peacock’s screenplay is based on events in the life of Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge, a Kenyan who at the age of 84 decided he wanted to learn to read and write.
His efforts to get an education set off a firestorm of controversy, (more…)
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