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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Film20191h 53mReleased

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Director
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Language
English
Released
2019-02-14
Runtime
1h 53m

Community score

7.91,893 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

7.7

The story

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

Cast

  • Maxwell Simba
    Maxwell SimbaWilliam Kamkwamba
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor
    Chiwetel EjioforTrywell Kamkwamba
  • Aïssa Maïga
    Aïssa MaïgaAgnes Kamkwamba
  • Lily Banda
    Lily BandaAnnie Kamkwamba
  • Joseph Marcell
    Joseph MarcellChief Wembe
  • Lemogang Tsipa
    Lemogang TsipaMike Kachigunda
  • Philbert Falakeza — artwork unavailable
    Philbert FalakezaGilbert Wimbe
  • Noma Dumezweni
    Noma DumezweniEdith Sikelo
  • Khalani Makunje — artwork unavailable
    Khalani MakunjeDaniel Ngwata
  • Robert Agengo — artwork unavailable
    Robert AgengoJeremiah Kamkwamba