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Theatrical Release Date:
05/13/2011
DVD Release Date:
12/27/2011
Run Time:
103min.
Starring:
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
National Geographic Entertainment
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for some disturbing violent content and brief nudity..
Genre(s):
Drama
Plot: An educator must stand up for the rights of an unusual student in this drama from director Justin Chadwick, which is based on a true story. In 2002, the government of Kenya announces that free education will be available to the nation's children for ... Read More
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I LOVED this movie! It was so refreshing and heart warming. I love true stories and it kept me \"in the movie\" the whole time...not... ictable as some critics say. I ******* had better marketing! Every educator in America should care so much! Full Review
June 23,2011
rafikijan
Awesome! I am a 30 year plus educator and this movie brought me to tears.
June 03,2011
gilbertoaztecgil
HUMAN DRAMA....I WILL SEE IT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER COMPANION. We like it. It is honest, yet compelling, delightful, and loving. It's about kids in... eir little lives and adults in their big messes: politicians, invaders and colonialists, and Kenya, Africa...and their struggle to leave their \"tribal ethnicities\" for African-Kenya Nationalism for the global frontier. It's about all of that: some funny, some dramatic, some atrocious, some beautiful children excited about learning. --MO Full Review
May 29,2011
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