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.

• Released: 2019-02-14
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 1,923 votes

Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Top 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
• Philbert Falakeza as Gilbert Wimbe
• Noma Dumezweni as Edith Sikelo
• Khalani Makunje as Daniel Ngwata
• Robert Agengo as Jeremiah Kamkwamba

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Where to watch The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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