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Drama · 2019

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019 · 1h 53m · PG · TMDB 7.9/10

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

Director
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Cast
Maxwell Simba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aïssa Maïga, Lily Banda, Joseph Marcell, Lemogang Tsipa, Philbert Falakeza, Noma Dumezweni
Released
2019

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