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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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
More about The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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
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