The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a 2019 African drama film about William Kamkwamba who is a young schoolboy who comes from a family of farmers who live in the nearby village of Wimbe. William has a talent for fixing radios for his friends and neighbours and spends his free time looking through the local junkyard for salvageable electronic components.
 * ''Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Written by Chiwetel Ejiofor

Trywell Kamkwamba

 * Democracy. Democracy is just like imported cassava. It rots quickly.


 * The government doesn't want us to make noise. The opposition people need our support.

William Kamkwamba

 * Radios use a lot of power so when the batteries die, there is usually a bit of juice at the end.

Other

 * Chief: We need a government prepared to support its people. I want to vote for this government, but cannot vote for any man who will turn two blind eyes to a catastrophe.

Dialogue

 * Gilbert: Is that how she was able to attend senior classes?
 * William: What do you mean? you going to do?
 * Gilbert: He was her teacher. He must have helped her. That is how she got the grade for the university, and we are struggling even to get a junior certificates.
 * '''William: She got good grades because she studied at night. I remember. We had money for kerosene back then.

Cast

 * Chiwetel Ejiofor as Trywell Kamkwamba
 * Aïssa Maïga as Agnes Kamkwamba
 * Lily Banda as Annie Kamkwamba
 * Robert AgengO as Jeremiah Kamkwamba
 * Joseph Marcell as Chief Wimbeh
 * Noma Dumezweni as Edith Sikelo
 * Lemogang Tsipa as Mike Kachigunda
 * Philbert Falakeza as Gilbert Wimbe
 * Kelvin Maxwell Ngoma as Charity
 * Melvin Alusa as Justin Mitwar