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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

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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 & Crew

Director
Chiwetel Ejiofor
  • Profile picture of Maxwell Simba
    William Kamkwamba Maxwell Simba
  • Profile picture of Chiwetel Ejiofor
    Trywell Kamkwamba Chiwetel Ejiofor
  • Profile picture of Aïssa Maïga
    Agnes Kamkwamba Aïssa Maïga
  • Profile picture of Lily Banda
    Annie Kamkwamba Lily Banda
  • Profile picture of Joseph Marcell
    Chief Wembe Joseph Marcell
  • Profile picture of Lemogang Tsipa
    Mike Kachigunda Lemogang Tsipa
  • Profile picture of Noma Dumezweni
    Edith Sikelo Noma Dumezweni

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Keywords

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  • windmill
  • family power struggle
  • water for life
  • challenge for change
  • dedicated
  • ingenuity
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  • struggling life
  • struggle for independence
  • the ingenious one