The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

About The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

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

Chiwetel Ejiofor's The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a 2019 history film. Released in February 2019, it runs 113 minutes.

Maxwell Simba appears as William Kamkwamba, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Trywell Kamkwamba, Aïssa Maïga as Agnes Kamkwamba, and Lily Banda as Annie Kamkwamba. Written by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Production companies include BBC Film, BFI, and Participant. The film began as real events.

Shelv files it under africa, dedication, dedicated, and struggle for independence. In the United States it streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

Captain Phillips, The Woman King, and Eddie the Eagle make useful companions to The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. It scores 7.9 out of 10 from 1,925 TMDB voters.