Kimani maruge biography of barack

The First Grader tells the true story of Kimani Maruge, an year-old veteran of Kenya's Mau Mau Uprising who enrolled in the first grade when the Kenyan government announced that it would make an elementary school education free to all, earning Maruge a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest primary school student.

If it had been released during Oscar season, The First Grader could very well be the type of dark horse small film that seemingly appears out of nowhere to snag major nominations, especially for Oliver Litondo, the Kenyan former anchorman who plays Maruge, and Naomie Harris, who plays the principal of the school he attends.

Beautifully shot on location in Kenya at a rural school with the students who go there, The First Grader is the kind of small, inspirational, feel-good true story of triumph over adversity that helped make The King's Speech such a hit with audiences and critics, paving its way to four Oscars and twelve nominations