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Berlin 2011 Product listing
STATUS : COMPLETE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS : ANANT SINGH, HELENA SPRING, JOE OPPEHEIMER AND NORMAN MERRY PRODUCERS : DAVID M. THOMPSON, SAM FEUER AND RICHARD HARDING DIRECTOR : JUSTIN CHADWICK WRITER : ANN PEACOCK PRINCIPAL CAST :
SYNOPSIS :The First Grader, based on a true story, is set in a remote primary school in the Kenyan bush where 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, 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, 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. HIGHEST GROSSING SOUTH AFRICAN FILM OF ALL TIME INTERNATIONAL SALES AGENT : GOLDCREST FILMS INTERNATIONAL US RIGHTS : NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ENTERTAINMENT
STATUS : COMPLETE GENRE : DOCUMENTARY FEATURE PRODUCERS : ANANT SINGH, HELENA SPRING DIRECTOR : CRAIG FOSTER, DAMON FOSTER WRITER : CRAIG FOSTER, DAMON FOSTER PRINCIPAL CAST :
SYNOPSIS : My Hunter's Heart, shot over three and a half years, the film explores the world's most ancient shamanic culture which is severely threatened as their traditional way of life and skills have been taken away from them. It tracks the Khomani San of the Southern Kalahari, the oldest living indigenous tribe in the world, who are genetically linked to every human being on Planet Earth. In modern times, their traditional nomadic way of life has changed and westernisation has severed their link to the land and the animals. The film follows younger members of the clan, /Urugab and his family, as they embark on an epic journey to try to recapture some of the knowledge and skills of their ancestors. |
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