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.

Director:

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Writers:

Chiwetel Ejiofor (adaptation), William Kamkwamba (based on the book by)

Stars:

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Maxwell Simba, Felix Lemburo

4 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	Trywell Kamkwamba
Maxwell Simba	...	William Kamkwamba
Felix Lemburo	...	John Kamkwamba
Robert Agengo	...	Jeremiah Kamkwamba
Fiskan Makawa	...	Priest
Lily Banda	...	Annie Kamkwamba
Aïssa Maïga	...	Agnes Kamkwamba
Fredrick Lukhere	...	Mkubwi
Hestingzi Phiri	...	Shabani Mkubwi
Rophium Banda	...	Mister Bamusi
Philbert Falakeza	...	Gilbert Wimbe
Samson Kambalu	...	Joe Godsten
Raymond Ofula	...	Mister Ofesi
Noma Dumezweni	...	Edith Sikelo
Lemogang Tsipa	...	Mike Kachigunda

Storyline

William Kamkwamba was born in the country of Malawi, in Africa. When he was fourteen years old, a terrible drought hit the village where he lived. People had nothing to eat. Being an excellent student and very fond of physics, William decides to save his native village from starvation. In the library he finds books on physics. After studying the books, he got an idea to build a wind generator, to provide electricity to his family.

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Plot Keywords:

malawi | farming | famine | grain | rain | 

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Taglines:

Based on the Incredible True Story

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is based on the memoir "The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind" by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer.

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Goofs

Times passes but the baby of the family does not grow up.

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Quotes

Agnes Kamkwamba: When do we stop losing?

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Soundtracks

Bilo
Written by Justin Vali
Performed by The Justin Vali Quartett
Produced by Paddy Bush

User Reviews

A great movie based on the book wrote by The real life man

Ignore the review that says the story is not true. The book is an autobiography and the movie has Michael speaking at the end. There is pretty much massive amounts of documentation verifying his education. He went to school, several in fact, including Dartmouth and worked for varied non profits.

I am sure the movie might be a tad Hollywoodized as the "based on" ones all usually are but does not detract from this great Netflix film or facts.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Netflix Official Netflix

Country:

UK Malawi

Language:

Arabic Nyanja English

Release Date:

1 March 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Filming Locations:

Malawi

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, BFI Film Fund, Blue Sky Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1