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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 68/100. Scores higher than 91% of the 7,172 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic68/100
1,925 audience votes
Key crew
- Chiwetel EjioforDirector
- Antonio PintoOriginal Music Composer
- Chiwetel EjioforScreenplay
Cast
- Maxwell SimbaWilliam Kamkwamba
- Chiwetel EjioforTrywell Kamkwamba
- Aïssa MaïgaAgnes Kamkwamba
- Lily BandaAnnie Kamkwamba
- Joseph MarcellChief Wembe
- Lemogang TsipaMike Kachigunda
- Philbert FalakezaGilbert Wimbe
- Noma DumezweniEdith Sikelo
- Khalani MakunjeDaniel Ngwata
- Robert AgengoJeremiah Kamkwamba
- Felix LemburgoJohn Kamkwamba
- Raymond OfulaMr. Ofesi
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Themes
africawindmillbased on true storyfamily power strugglewater for lifechallenge for changededicatedingenuitydedicationstruggle for independencethe ingenious one
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