The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
Rating: 7.9
Genres Drama, Biography, Family
Original language: en
IMDb tt7533152
Stars
Maxwell Simba as William Kamkwamba
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Trywell Kamkwamba
Aïssa Maïga as Agnes Kamkwamba
Lily Banda as Young William
Creators
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Director)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Producer)
William Kamkwamba (Writer)
Bryan Mealer (Writer)
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