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7.9
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
February 14, 2019
1h 53m
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Drama
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7.9
1,929 votes
1h 53m
Runtime
6
Popularity
Released 2805 days ago — February 14, 2019
About
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
Cast
Maxwell Simba
William Kamkwamba
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Trywell Kamkwamba
Aïssa Maïga
Agnes Kamkwamba
Lily Banda
Annie Kamkwamba
Joseph Marcell
Chief Wembe
Lemogang Tsipa
Mike Kachigunda
Philbert Falakeza
Gilbert Wimbe
Noma Dumezweni
Edith Sikelo
Khalani Makunje
Daniel Ngwata
Robert Agengo
Jeremiah Kamkwamba
Felix Lemburgo
John Kamkwamba
Raymond Ofula
Mr. Ofesi
Trailer
Release Date
February 14, 2019
Status
Confirmed
Director
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Platform / Region
Cinema
Production
Participant, BBC Film, BFI
Language
English
Details
- TMDB Status
- Released
- Writers
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Producers
- Andrea Calderwood, Gail Egan, Jim Shamoon
- Composer
- Antonio Pinto
- Cinematography
- Dick Pope
- Countries
- Malawi, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- Chichewa; Nyanja, English
Release Dates by Region
- United States · Premiere: January 25, 2019
- United States · Limited: March 1, 2019
- United States · Digital: March 1, 2019
Where to Watch
United States: Stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Indonesia: Stream on Netflix
Data by TMDB / JustWatch.
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