The boy who caught the wind

Movie
German title	The boy who caught the wind
Original title	The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Country of production	United Kingdom
original language	English , Chichewa
Publishing year	2019
length	113 minutes
Rod
Director	Chiwetel Ejiofor
script	Chiwetel Ejiofor
production	Andrea Calderwood , ; Gail Egan
music	Antonio Pinto
camera	Dick Pope
cut	Valerio Bonelli
occupation
	Maxwell Simba : William Kamkwamba ; Chiwetel Ejiofor : Trywell Kamkwamba; Aïssa Maïga : Agnes Kamkwamba; Joseph Marcell : Chief Wembe; Noma Dumezweni : Edith Sikelo; Lemogang Tsipa : Mike Kachigunda; Maxwell Simba : William Kamkwamba; Kelvin Ngoma : Charity; Lily Banda : Annie;

The boy who caught the wind (AKA The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind ) is a film drama by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the framework of the 25 January 2019 Sundance Film Festival premiered. The film is based on the autobiography of the same name by William Kamkwamba .

action

In Malawi, Africa, there was a threat of famine at the turn of the millennium when a flood was followed by a long period of drought . The father of 13-year-old William Kamkwamba can no longer afford the school fees for his son. Some neighbors had sold the last of the forest areas to large plantation operators for deforestation in order not to starve to death. Others rob the Kamkwambas of their last harvest. In order to be able to operate agriculture during the dry season , irrigation is required . William finds a still working pump and an old car battery in the garbage dump. He uses his knowledge of his sister's secret love affair with his teacher to be able to continue using the school library despite being expelled from school. In a book he finds a description of how one can recharge the car battery using a wind turbine and a bicycle dynamo . But for that he needs the teacher's dynamo and his father's bike . When his sister leaves the village with the teacher, William receives his dynamo. His father, however, does not give up the bike even under threat from Williams friends. Only when his wife speaks to his conscience does he give in. The wind turbine works and saves the village from famine. William will later study and use his knowledge to build more wind turbines.

Biographical

The film is based on the autobiography of William Kamkwamba

The from Malawi originating mechanic William Kamkwamba became famous in his home country when he Masitala 2001, a windmill from blue eucalyptus built, bicycle parts and materials from the local junkyard to drive to some electrical appliances in his family home. He later built a solar-powered water pump that supplied his village with drinking water for the first time. Kamkwamba had to stop school because his family could not pay the school fees . He educated himself further by visiting the village library, where he discovered the book Using Energy and saw in it the picture and explanation of a windmill.

Kamkwamba's story is told in the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind , which he co-wrote with journalist Bryan Mealer . The book was published in a German translation entitled The Boy Who Catched the Wind: An African Hero's Story . In 2010 Kamkwamba was awarded the Corine for this.

production

Chiwetel Ejiofor makes his directorial debut in a feature film with the film and also adapted Kamkwamba's novel for the film.

For Maxwell Simba, who plays William Kamkwamba in the film, it is the first ever film role. Ejiofor plays his father Trywell.

The German synchronization was created under the dialogue director of Debora Weigert and after a dialogue book by Ulrike Lau and Peer Pfeiffer by SDI Media Germany in Berlin.

The film premiered on January 25, 2019 as part of the Sundance Film Festival . The European premiere took place on February 12, 2019 as part of the Berlin International Film Festival . On March 1, 2019, he was accepted into the Netflix program. A cinema release in Japan took place on August 2, 2019.

Cast and dubbing

The German synchronization was created under the dialogue director of Debora Weigert and after a dialogue book by Ulrike Lau / Peer Pfeiffer by the synchronous company SDI Media Germany in Berlin.

role	actor	German voice actors
Trywell Kamkwamba	Chiwetel Ejiofor	Charles Rettinghaus
William Kamkwamba	Maxwell Simba	Vincent Borko
Agnes Kamkwamba	Aïssa Maïga	Giuliana Jakobeit
Chief Wembe	Joseph Marcel	Engelbert von Nordhausen
Gilbert Wimbe	Philbert Falakeza	Amadeus Strobl
Edith Sikelo	Noma Dumezweni	Arianne Borbach
Charity	kelvin ngoma	Ricardo Richter
Annie	Lily Banda	Lea Kalbhenn
Jeremiah Kamkwamba	Robert Agengo	Matti Klemm
Mister Ofesi	Raymond Ofula	Oliver Stritzel
Daniel Ngwata	Khalani Makunje	Marcus Off

reception

Reviews

So far, the film has won over 87 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics .

Awards

The boy who caught the wind was from the United Kingdom as a contribution for the Oscars 2020 in the category International Best Picture submitted but came not on the short list.

Black Reel Awards 2020