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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

7.9/ 10 · 2K votes

2019-02-14

1h 53m

EN

Released

Storyline

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

Director

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Book

William Kamkwamba

Book

Bryan Mealer

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Keywords

africa windmill based on true story family power struggle water for life challenge for change dedicated ingenuity dedication struggle for independence the ingenious one

Production

Participant

BBC Film

BFI

Potboiler Productions

Cast

Maxwell Simba

Maxwell Simba

William Kamkwamba

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Trywell Kamkwamba

Aïssa Maïga

Aïssa Maïga

Agnes Kamkwamba

Lily Banda

Lily Banda

Annie Kamkwamba

Joseph Marcell

Joseph Marcell

Chief Wembe

Lemogang Tsipa

Lemogang Tsipa

Mike Kachigunda

Philbert Falakeza

Gilbert Wimbe

Noma Dumezweni

Noma Dumezweni

Edith Sikelo

Khalani Makunje

Daniel Ngwata

Robert Agengo

Jeremiah Kamkwamba

Felix Lemburgo

John Kamkwamba

Raymond Ofula

Mr. Ofesi

Rophium Banda

Mr. Bamusi

Kelvin Maxwell Ngoma

Charity Malamusi

Edwin Chonde

President Muluzi

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