Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’: A Sobering, Uplifting Film

William Kamkwamba (Maxwell Simba, C) earnestly wants to save his village from starvation, and he has an idea about how to do that. Netflix

TV-PG | 1h 53min | Biography, Drama, History | 1 March 2019 (USA)

Life as a farmer can be unpredictable and sometimes fraught with catastrophe, especially in third-world countries. There, if a particular crop season fails due to drought or other adverse conditions, the farmers can’t simply go and buy rations using their savings. Instead, things can quickly spiral out of control.