The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Synopsis

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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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

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Philbert Falakeza

Gilbert Wimbe

Noma Dumezweni

Edith Sikelo

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Khalani Makunje

Daniel Ngwata

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Robert Agengo

Jeremiah Kamkwamba

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Felix Lemburgo

John Kamkwamba

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Raymond Ofula

Mr. Ofesi

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Rophium Banda

Mr. Bamusi

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Kelvin Maxwell Ngoma

Charity Malamusi

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Edwin Chonde

President Muluzi

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Fiskan Makawa

Priest

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Beatus Ble Msamange

Clubhouse Boy

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Trevor Dominic

Tiyamike Kamkwamba (6 months)

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Truth Dominic

Tiyamike Kamkwamba (6 months)

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Rashid Tambala

Tiyamike Kamkwamba (1 year)

Crew

Art

• Tulé Peak Production Design
• João Bueno Art Direction

Camera

• Dick Pope Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Bia Salgado Costume Design
• Francesca Van Der Feyst Makeup Designer

Directing

• Chiwetel Ejiofor Director

Editing

• Valerio Bonelli Editor

Production

• Andrea Calderwood Producer
• Gail Egan Producer
• Joe Oppenheimer Executive Producer
• Jonathan King Executive Producer
• Norman Merry Executive Producer
• Compton Ross Executive Producer
• Phil Hunt Executive Producer
• Peter Hampden Executive Producer
• Jim Shamoon Executive Producer
• Jeff Skoll Executive Producer
• Natascha Wharton Executive Producer
• Mario Zvan Executive Producer

Sound

• Antonio Pinto Original Music Composer

Writing

• William Kamkwamba Book
• Bryan Mealer Book
• Chiwetel Ejiofor Screenplay