| The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | |
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| Directed by | Chiwetel Ejiofor |
| Screenplay by | Chiwetel Ejiofor |
| Based on | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba Bryan Mealer |
| Produced by | Andrea Calderwood Gail Egan |
| Starring | Maxwell Simba Chiwetel Ejiofor Lily Banda |
| Cinematography | Dick Pope |
| Edited by | Valerio Bonelli |
| Music by | Antônio Pinto |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Malawi |
| Languages | English Chichewa |
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a 2019 drama film written, directed by and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor in his feature directorial debut. The film is based on the memoir of the same name by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. It was screened in the Premieres section at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and began streaming in most territories on Netflix on 1 March 2019. It was selected as the British entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1] It received widely positive reviews with praise going to Ejiofor's direction and the acting.
- ^ "93 Countries in Competition for 2019 International Feature Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 8 October 2019.