Plot
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
Cast
Maxwell Simba
William Kamkwamba
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Trywell Kamkwamba
Aïssa Maïga
Agnes Kamkwamba
Lily Banda
Annie Kamkwamba
Joseph Marcell
Chief Wembe
Lemogang Tsipa
Mike Kachigunda
Philbert Falakeza
Gilbert Wimbe
Noma Dumezweni
Edith Sikelo
Khalani Makunje
Daniel Ngwata
Robert Agengo
Jeremiah Kamkwamba
Felix Lemburgo
John Kamkwamba
Raymond Ofula
Mr. Ofesi
Crew
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Director
Dick Pope
Director of Photography
Antonio Pinto
Original Music Composer
Andrea Calderwood
Producer
Gail Egan
Producer
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Screenplay
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