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Win an in season pass to The First Grader
11 Nov 11 @ 05:30pm by Zoe Doherty-Dawson
Win an in season pass to The First Grader
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 denied—even 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 don’t want to waste a precious school place on such an old man.
Full of vitality and humour, the film explores the remarkable relationships Maruge builds with his classmates some eighty years his junior. Through Maruge’s journey, we are taken back to the shocking untold story of British colonial rule 50 years earlier where Maruge fought for the freedom of his country, eventually ending up in the extreme and harsh conditions of the British detention camps.
Directed by Justin Chadwick (THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, BLEAK HOUSE) from a script by Emmy-winner Ann Peacock (THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, KIT KITTRIDGE), THE FIRST GRADER is a heart warming and inspiring true story of one man’s fight for what he believes is his right in order to overcome the burdens of his past. It is a triumphant testimony to the transforming force of education.
Enter now for your chance to win an in season pass.
Question
Name the director of The First Grader.
The promotion is open to South Australian residents. Be sure to leave a daytime phone number and address.
Entries open at 530pm on Friday, November 11, and close at 9am on Tuesday, November 22.
Winners will be contacted and their names will be published online by Friday, November 25.
Winners will be given 7 days from the date of notification to collect or arrange the receipt of their prizes.
One entry per person please. Prizes are not transferable.
The trader is Messenger Community News Pty Ltd, PO Box 339, Adelaide 5001.
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