The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
(2019)
★ 7.9 IMDb · 1,921 votes
Year: 2019
Runtime: 113 мин
Country: Malawi, United Kingdom
Director: Чиветел Эджиофор
Cast: Maxwell Simba, Чиветел Эджиофор, Айса Майга, Lily Banda, Джозеф Марселл, Лемоганг Ципа, Philbert Falakeza, Нома Думезвени, Khalani Makunje, Robert Agengo
Plot
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
William Kamkwamba was born in the country of Malawi, in Africa. When he was fourteen years old, a terrible drought hit the village where he lived. People had nothing to eat. Being an excellent student and very fond of physics, William decides to save his native village from starvation. In the library he finds books on physics. After studying the books, he got an idea to build a wind generator, to provide electricity to his family.