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202084 minPGdocumentary

8.2/ 10(8 ratings)• TMDB

Galore

202084 minPGdocumentary

8.2/ 10(8 ratings)• TMDB

A 94-year-old grandmother in a small Kenyan village completes her final year of primary school, defying age-related expectations.

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A 94-year-old grandmother in a small Kenyan village completes her final year of primary school, defying age-related expectations.

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Pascal Plisson

Pascal Plissondirector

Patrick Pessiswriter

Pascal Plisson

Pascal Plissonwriter

Priscilha Sitieneicast

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A grandmother living in a small Kenyan village completes her final year of primary school at the old age of 94.

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