Feature Films A-Z
The First Grader Justin Chadwick | United Kingdom /United States/Kenya 2011 | 1h43m | 15 In a small, remote primary school in the Kenyan bush, hundreds of children are jostling for a chance to the free education newly promised by the Kenyan government. One applicant causes astonishment when he knocks on the door of the school. He is Maruge (played famed Kenyan actor Oliver Litondo), an old Mau Mau veteran in his eighties, who is desperate to reclaim the education he never had. Full of vitality and humour, the film explores the remarkable relationships Maruge builds with his junior classmates, while reminding us of the neglected history of the Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule.
The Forgotten Kingdom UK premiere Andrew Mudge | Lesotho/South Africa 2013 | 1h37m | Sesotho with English subtitles | 15 Atang Mokoenya reluctantly leaves the hustle of Johannesburg to bury his estranged father in their remote ancestral land, the Kingdom of Lesotho, a tiny country landlocked by South Africa. Stirred by memories of his youth, he falls in love with his childhood friend Dineo, now a radiant young school teacher. Through her, Atang is drawn to the mystical beauty and hardships of the people and land he had forgotten. The Forgotten Kingdom takes us on a mesmerising road trip through the stunning rural hills of Lesotho, telling a story of romance and passion both for a country and for a woman. In Edinburgh the screening will be preceded by screenings of the winners of the AiM Short Film Competition.
Screenings Screening Edinburgh: Fri 1 Nov at 8.30pm, Filmhouse
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Glasgow: Sun 27 Oct at 1pm, Glasgow Film Theatre Edinburgh Closing Screening: Sun 3 Nov at 8.30pm, Filmhouse
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