The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
3.9 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 53min
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- Synopsis:
- William Kamkwamba (Maxwell Simba) is a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in a village in Malawi suffering from severe drought and famine. He is the first of his family to attend secondary school but is thrown out because his family can no longer afford to pay the fees. When he sees the suffering of his family and his village, he sneaks back into his school's library and learns how to build a windmill and saves his family and his village from starvation.
- Actors:
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, Maxwell Simba, Felix Lemburo, Robert Agego, Fiskan Makawa, Lily Banda, Aïssa Maïga, Fredrick Lukhere, Hestingzi Phiri, Rophium Banda, Philbert Falakeza, Samson Kambalu, Raymond Ofula, Noma Dumezweni, Lemogang Tsipa, Joseph Marcell, Martin Githinji, Melvin Alusa, Amos Chimpokoser, Kelvin Maxwell Ngoma
- Directors:
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Producers:
- Andrea Calderwood, Gail Egan
- Writers:
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Drama
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's Euro 24 Film Festival
- Awards:
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