Tuesday, March 5, 2019

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

A historical fiction biopic based on the life of William Kamkwamba. William was a kid in Malawi during massive flooding and then drought. The financial stress this put on his family made is so that he was unable to pay the fees to attend school. He would sneak into the library to read, when he came across a book Using Energy. From the pictures and his experience scavenging in the junkyard, William is able to gather the materials to build a wind generator that can power several devices in his house. I remember reading the book, and enjoying it as a quite inspirational story. The film was just OK.
3 stars (out of 5)

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