---
title: 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chiwetel Ejiofor'
released: '2019-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7533152/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

2019 · 113 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

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. It received widely positive reviews with praise going to Ejiofor's direction and the acting.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chiwetel Ejiofor](https://cinepixo.com/people/chiwetel-ejiofor)
- **Screenplay:** [Chiwetel Ejiofor](https://cinepixo.com/people/chiwetel-ejiofor)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Antonio Pinto](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-pinto)
- **Producer:** [Andrea Calderwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-calderwood), [Gail Egan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-egan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dick Pope](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-pope)
- **Editor:** [Valerio Bonelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerio-bonelli)

## Cast

- [Maxwell Simba](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxwell-simba)
- [Chiwetel Ejiofor](https://cinepixo.com/people/chiwetel-ejiofor)

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