The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Stars
3
Rating
TV-MA
Author
Chiwetel Ejiofor, William Kamkwamba (book), Bryan Mealer (book);
Length
113 min
Director
Chiwetel Ejiofor
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Synopsis
"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a 2019 British drama film written, directed by and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor in his feature directorial debut. The film is based on the memoir The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 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." [Wikipedia] "Against all the odds, a thirteen-year-old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine." [IMDb]
Genre
Historical
Released
2019
Location
Malawi
Period
Kasungu, Malawi in 2001;
Netflix
Yes

This movie is linked to the following periods

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Category
Sub-Saharan Africa (Post-Cold War)
1991
2020
Sub-Saharan African