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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
2019 · Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor · 113 min · Drama · History · 10 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Cinematography: Dick Pope
- Edited by: Valerio Bonelli
- Music: Antonio Pinto
- Production design: Tulé Peak
- Produced by: Andrea Calderwood, Gail Egan
Cast
- Maxwell Simba as William Kamkwamba
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Trywell Kamkwamba
- Aïssa Maïga as Agnes Kamkwamba
- Lily Banda as Annie Kamkwamba
- Joseph Marcell as Chief Wembe
- Lemogang Tsipa as Mike Kachigunda
- Philbert Falakeza as Gilbert Wimbe
- Noma Dumezweni as Edith Sikelo
- Khalani Makunje as Daniel Ngwata
- Robert Agengo as Jeremiah Kamkwamba
Production
- Country: Malawi, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: Chichewa; Nyanja, English
- Studios: Participant, BBC Film, BFI, Potboiler Productions
- Themes: africa, windmill, based on true story, family power struggle, water for life, challenge for change, dedicated, ingenuity, dedication, struggle for independence
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