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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019·1h 53m·TV-PG
DramaBiographyHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
52,494 votes
Metascore
68
Metacritic

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

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a 2019 drama biography movie directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, starring Maxwell Simba, Felix Lemburo, Robert Agengo. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 52,494 votes and runs 1h 53m.

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Director
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Stars
Maxwell Simba
Felix Lemburo
Robert Agengo
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Details
2019-03-01
113 min
Movie
TV-PG
★ United Kingdom, Kenya, Malawi, United States
★ English, Arabic, Nyanja
Keywords
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