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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Release: 2019-02-14 ·Runtime: 113m ·★ 7.9
Drama History

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

Production Countries

Malawi United Kingdom United States of America

Production Companies

Participant
BBC Film
BFI
Potboiler Productions

Cast

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

Crew

Tulé Peak Tulé Peak Production Design Chiwetel Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor Director Dick Pope Dick Pope Director of Photography Gail Egan Gail Egan Producer Tom Harberd Tom Harberd Associate Producer Alexa L. Fogel Alexa L. Fogel Casting Compton Ross Compton Ross Executive Producer Jonathan King Jonathan King Executive Producer Jeff Skoll Jeff Skoll Executive Producer Phil Hunt Phil Hunt Executive Producer Natascha Wharton Natascha Wharton Executive Producer Chiwetel Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor Screenplay