Directed by:
Chiwetel EjioforScreenplay:
Chiwetel EjioforCinematography:
Dick PopeComposer:
Antonio PintoCast:
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Maxwell Simba, Noma Dumezweni, Joseph Marcell, Aïssa Maïga, Lemogang Tsipa, Robert Agengo, Melvin AlusaVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Young William Kamkwamba lives with his family in rural Malawi, where he attends school regularly and shows great aptitude for his studies. Yet after land development and poor weather lead to a meager harvest, famine strikes the village, alarming the community and forcing William to drop out of school when his father (Chiwetel Ejiofor) can no longer afford the fees. Determined to find a way out of the life-threatening situation his family is facing, William sneaks into the school library to research - and soon conspires to build a windmill pump to irrigate the land. Caught between his father’s close-minded skepticism and the difficulty of creating a machine out of bicycle parts and scrap materials, William races against the clock to fight for his community’s survival. (Sundance Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor
UK
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Love Actually (2003)
The Martian (2015)
Maxwell Simba
Kenya
Best movies:
Noma Dumezweni
Swaziland
Best movies:
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
After Thomas (2006) (TV movie)
The Last Enemy (2008) (series)
Joseph Marcell
USA
Best movies:
Cry Freedom (1987)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
Aïssa Maïga
Senegal
Best movies:
Sometimes in April (2005) (TV movie)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
The African Doctor (2016)
Lemogang Tsipa
Best movies:
Wallander (2008) (series)
Roots (2016) (series)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
Robert Agengo
Best movies:
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
Kidnappet (2010)
Melvin Alusa
Best movies:
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
The First Grader (2010)