The First Grader
Regie:
Justin ChadwickScenario:
Ann PeacockCamera:
Rob HardyMuziek:
Alex HeffesActeurs:
Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Nick Reding, Vusi Kunene, Gilbert K. Lukalia, Mumbi Kaigwa, Melvin Alusa, Oliver Litondo, Kamau NdunguSamenvattingen(1)
Een 84-jarige Keniaanse dorpsbewoner en voormalig vrijheidsstrijder vecht voor het recht op de opleiding die hij nooit heeft gehad. De hoofdonderwijzeres steunt zijn strijd om toegang tot de school te krijgen. Maar ze ondervinden veel weerstand van ouders en instanties die de schaarse schoolplekken niet willen laten bezetten door een oude man. (A-Film Benelux)
(meer)Recensie (1)
The channel Cinemax made me really happy on Sunday morning. The First Grader is officially a British movie, but it tells a story of an old man from a small village in the middle of Kenya. From a country that was under the rule of Great Britain for a long time, finding someone who would put the today’s reality of this country right is a rare feat. And I must say that I found it very nice. It makes me incredibly happy when someone is able to appreciate something that we take completely for granted. And you know what? Even though we’ve got these possibilities, we just keep complaining and criticizing. This film is not only about the self-reflection of one nation that has decimated Kenya, but above all about people, about the humility that every European or American should look for in this film, because even though it is a very unusual story and quite incomprehensible to many people, it still has a lot to offer.
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