The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.6/10· 49K votes
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic68%
TMDb7.879/10· 2K votesWith 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 68/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
Cast of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Maxwell Simba
as William Kamkwamba
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Trywell Kamkwamba
Aïssa Maïga
as Agnes Kamkwamba
Lily Banda
as Annie Kamkwamba
Joseph Marcell
as Chief Wembe
Lemogang Tsipa
as Mike Kachigunda
- P
Philbert Falakeza
as Gilbert Wimbe
Noma Dumezweni
as Edith Sikelo
- K
Khalani Makunje
as Daniel Ngwata
- R
Robert Agengo
as Jeremiah Kamkwamba
- F
Felix Lemburgo
as John Kamkwamba
- R
Raymond Ofula
as Mr. Ofesi
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Inspiring true story celebrating dedication and human ingenuity
- •African setting bringing authentic cultural storytelling perspective
- •Protagonist journey creating compelling underdog narrative arc
What the audience disliked
- •Family power struggles occasionally overshadow central challenge
- •Pacing becomes slow during exposition-heavy sequences
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