Film
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019 · 1h 53m · Drama · History
- IMDb
- 7.6
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 86%
- Metacritic
- 68
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Overview
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 Simba
William Kamkwamba
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Trywell Kamkwamba
Aïssa Maïga
Agnes Kamkwamba
Lily Banda
Annie Kamkwamba
Joseph Marcell
Chief Wembe
Lemogang Tsipa
Mike Kachigunda
Philbert Falakeza
Gilbert Wimbe
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
Fiskan Makawa
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Crew
- Chiwetel EjioforDirector · Screenplay
- Andrea CalderwoodProducer
- Gail EganProducer
- Jim ShamoonExecutive Producer
- Norman MerryExecutive Producer
- Peter HampdenExecutive Producer
- Joe OppenheimerExecutive Producer
- Compton RossExecutive Producer
- Mario ZvanExecutive Producer
- Jonathan KingExecutive Producer
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 14, 2019
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- 12
- Genres
- Drama, History
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