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Maxwell Simba

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Maxwell Simba in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
A boy in Malawi is thrown out of the school he loves when his family can no longer afford the fees. Sneaking back into the school library, he finds a way, using the bones of the bicycle belonging to his father Trywell (Chiwetel Ejiofor), to build a windmill which could save his village from famine.
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Maxwell Simba is known for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) and Majuto (2020).
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    Chiwetel Ejiofor and Maxwell Simba in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
    The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
    7.6
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    • William Kamkwamba
    • 2019
    Majuto (2020)
    Majuto
    TV Mini Series
    • Young Amo(as Maxwell Owino)
    • 2020

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    • Majuto (2020)
      Majuto
      TV Mini Series
      • Young Amo (as Maxwell Owino)
      • 2020
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor and Maxwell Simba in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
      The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
      7.6
      • William Kamkwamba
      • 2019

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    Chiwetel Ejiofor Transitions from Actor to Director

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      • Maxwell Owino

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