“The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” is based on a true story about a 13-year-old boy, William Kamkwamba, who lives in an impoverished village devastated by a famine in Malawi, Africa. In the film ...

A lovely and thoughtful family film, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” is a far cry from Marvel ... believable bonds between each of his strong actors, giving even the supporting performers ...

Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, is this ... We Know About The Cast, Who's Creating It, What J.K. Rowling Says & More The film was picked up by Netflix ...

Aissa Maiga and Lily Banda round out the cast. By Katherine Schaffstall Netflix has released the first trailer for Chiwetel Ejiofor‘s directorial debut The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. The film ...

“The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival and was released on Netflix ... The emotional impact and turmoil of the story is on display in every one of the ...

In addition to Ejiofor and Simba, the film features Aïssa Maïga and Lily Banda. Producers are Andrea Calderwood and Gail Egan. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind debuts March 1 on Netflix and in ...

Chiwetel Ejiofor explains why the true story behind The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind captivated him so much. PEOPLE Now airs live, Monday through Friday, from the Meredith offices in New York City.

Chiwetel Ejiofor didn’t set out to make “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” his feature film directorial debut. Instead, the decision came about gradually as he started to visualize how the ...

Trailer: ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’Credit ... Starring Alongside Stitch: Cast members from the original 2002 animated film and the live-action remake explain what lured them to ...

Chiwetel Ejiofor's directing debut, 'The Boy Who Harnessed ... a book about wind power, he learns enough to design a windmill that could irrigate the family’s land. In the movie’s telling ...

Netflix debuted another original film Friday, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. Telling the true story of William Kamkwamba, who invented a windmill in his teen years to aid the extreme famine in ...

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is reminiscent of those wonderful Disney movies from the '60s and '70s which told stories for younger audiences yet still delighted older viewers. Ejiofor's ...