Movie
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
20191h 53m7.9 / 10
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind opened in theaters March 1, 2019. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
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Cast
Maxwell SimbaWilliam Kamkwamba
Chiwetel EjioforTrywell Kamkwamba
Aïssa MaïgaAgnes Kamkwamba
Lily BandaAnnie Kamkwamba
Joseph MarcellChief Wembe
Lemogang TsipaMike KachigundaPhilbert FalakezaGilbert Wimbe
Noma DumezweniEdith SikeloCredits
- Directed by
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Written by
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
ParticipantUnited States
BBC FilmUnited Kingdom
BFIUnited Kingdom
Potboiler ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Themes
africabased on true storychallenge for changededicateddedicationfamily power struggleingenuitystruggle for independence