
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.
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About The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
- Directors
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Cast
- Maxwell Simba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aïssa Maïga, Lily Banda, Joseph Marcell, Lemogang Tsipa
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- Malawi, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
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