Netflix has released a trailer, poster and images for Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Based on William Kamkwamba’s memoir, the film stars Chiwetel alongside Maxwell Simba, Aissa Maiga, Lily Banda, Lemogang Tsipa, Philbert Falakeza, Joseph Marcell, and Noma Dumezweni; take a look here…
Adapted from the bestselling book by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind follows 13-year-old William Kamkwamba (newcomer Maxwell Simba) who is thrown out of the school he loves when his family can no longer afford the fees. Sneaking back into the school library, he finds a way, using the bones of the bicycle belonging to his father Trywell (Chiwetel Ejiofor), to build a windmill which then saves his Malawian village from famine. The emotional journey of a father and his exceptional son at its heart, William’s tale captures the incredible determination of a boy whose inquisitive mind overcame every obstacle in his path.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind arrives on Netflix on March 1st.
Originally published January 28, 2019. Updated January 27, 2019.
