Based on a true story, of what happened when the Kenyan government announced free education for all in 2003. One applicant causes astonishment when he knocks on the door of the school. He is Maruge, an old Mau Mau veteran in his 80s, 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 at the education so long denied, even if it means sitting in a classroom alongside six-year-old children.
102 minutes, Mature Accompaniment under 13 (Violence) Biographical, Drama, On the art circuit
Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Oliver Litondo, Sam Feuer, Nick Reding, Vusi Kunene, Shoki Mokgapa
Director
Justin Chadwick
Screenplay
Ann Peacock
Music
Alex Heffes
Cinematography
Rob Hardy
Editing
Paul Knight
Sound formats
Dolby Digital
Soundtrack
Not available
Made in
2010
Produced by
Sixth Sense Productions, Origin Pictures, BBC Films, Blue Sky Films, First Grader Productions, Lipsync Production, UK Film Council, Videovision Entertainment
Fairly frequent, realistic, impactful and disturbing, bloody in places
Prejudice
None
Blasphemy
None
Drug abuse
None
Comments
Based on the true story of an 84 year old man who attends school for the first time. His past is rooted in the Kenyan uprising and rebellion against colonialist oppression.
