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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Netflix | Release Date: March 1, 2019

Summary: Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine. Based on the best selling book and true story of William Kamkwamba.

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Runtime:	113 min
Rating:	TV-PG
Production:	BBC Films
Genres:	Drama
Countries:	GB, MW
Language:	English

Director	Credit
Chiwetel Ejiofor	Director

Writer	Credit
Bryan Mealer	Based On The Book By
Chiwetel Ejiofor	Adaptation
William Kamkwamba	Based On The Book By

Principal Cast	Credit
Aïssa Maïga	Agnes Kamkwamba
Beatus Ble Msamange	Clubhouse Boy
Chiwetel Ejiofor	Trywell Kamkwamba
Felix Lemburo	John Kamkwamba
Fiskan Makawa	Priest
Fredrick Lukhere	Mkubwi
Hestingzi Phiri	Shabani Mkubwi
Joseph Marcell	Chief Wembe
Kelvin Maxwell Ngoma	Charity
Lemogang Tsipa	Mike Kachigunda
Lily Banda	Annie Kamkwamba
Maxwell Simba	William Kamkwamba
Noma Dumezweni	Edith Sikelo
Robert Agengo	Jeremiah Kamkwamba
Rophium Banda	Mister Bamusi

Cast	Credit
Lemogang Tsipa	Mike Kachigunda
Noma Dumezweni	Edith Sikelo
Philbert Falakeza	Gilbert Wimbe
Raymond Ofula	Mister Ofesi
Samson Kambalu	Joe Godsten

Producer	Credit
Andrea Calderwood	Producer
Compton Ross	Executive Producer
Donald Sabourin	Co-Producer
Gail Egan	Producer
Hemal Shah	Line Producer: Blue Sky Films Africa
Jeff Skoll	Executive Producer
Jim Shamoon	Executive Producer: Blue Sky Films Africa
Joe Oppenheimer	Executive Producer
Jonathan King	Executive Producer
Mario Zvan	Executive Producer: Blue Sky Films Africa
Natascha Wharton	Executive Producer
Norman Merry	Executive Producer
Peter Hampden	Executive Producer
Phil Hunt	Executive Producer
Tom Harberd	Associate Producer