Drama ·History · Malawi · 2019 · 1h 53m

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind poster
Director
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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
Crew
Dick Pope — Director of Photography Valerio Bonelli — Editor Antonio Pinto — Original Music Composer Chiwetel Ejiofor — Screenplay Andrea Calderwood — Producer Gail Egan — Producer
Synopsis

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

Trailer The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
africawindmillbased on true storyfamily power strugglewater for lifechallenge for changededicatedingenuitydedicationstruggle for independencethe ingenious one
Key Collaborators
Chiwetel Ejiofor Director Dick Pope Director of Photography Valerio Bonelli Editor Antonio Pinto Original Music Composer Chiwetel Ejiofor Screenplay Andrea Calderwood Producer Gail Egan Producer Tulé Peak Production Design Bia Salgado Costume Design
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