The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 2019
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, 2012
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a movie directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor in 2019 and based on the book of the same name by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, first published in 2012. The movie features Chiwetel Ejiofor, Maxwell Simba, Joseph Marcell, Aïssa Maiga, Noma Dumezweni, Lemogang Tsipa, and others.
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Storyline
Born in Kasungu, Malawi, William Kamkwamba is a young schoolboy who comes from a family of farmers who live in the nearby village of Wimbe. William also dabbles in fixing radios for his friends and neighbors and spends his free time looking through the local junkyard for salvageable electronic components.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
2019
Minutes
113
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Director: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Country: UK
Year: 2019
Length: 1h53m
Year
2012
Pages
32
Book Rate
8.42
S: Goodreads
Book
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Author: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Country: USA
First published in: 2012
Length: 32 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels.”
QUENTIN TARANTINO (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter, Actor)
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