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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Name: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Director: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2019-02-14
Cast: Maxwell Simba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aïssa Maïga, Lily Banda, Joseph Marcell

DramaHistory

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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Maxwell SimbaChiwetel EjioforAïssa MaïgaLily BandaJoseph MarcellLemogang TsipaPhilbert FalakezaNoma DumezweniKhalani MakunjeRobert AgengoFelix LemburgoRaymond Ofula

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

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