The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019 film directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor
Movie film Q60738660
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Summary

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,026 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind received the Alfred P. Sloan Prize[3].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind received the NYICFF Grand Prize[4].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor[6].
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor wrote the screenplay for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind[7].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's composer is recorded as Antonio Pinto[8].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was Maxwell Simba[10].
  • A cast member of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was Chiwetel Ejiofor[11].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was produced by Andrea Calderwood[12].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was produced by Gail Egan[13].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's production company is recorded as Participant[14].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's director of photography is recorded as Dick Pope[15].
  • The original language of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was English[16].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was distributed by video on demand[17].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's review score is recorded as 86%[18].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's review score is recorded as 7.3/10[19].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's review score is recorded as 68/100[20].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was released on 2019[22].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[23].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's narrative location is recorded as Malawi[24].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's film editor is recorded as Valerio Bonelli[25].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's nominated for is recorded as International Submission to the Academy Awards[26].
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind's title is recorded as The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Andrea Calderwood[12] and Gail Egan[13]. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor[6]. Chiwetel Ejiofor wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Maxwell Simba[10] and Chiwetel Ejiofor[11].

Publication

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was released on 2019[22]. The original language of it was English[16]. Its genre is drama film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[17].

Reception

Awards received include Alfred P. Sloan Prize[3], a film award[28], in United States[29] and NYICFF Grand Prize[4]. Reviews include 86%[18], 7.3/10[19], and 68/100[20].

Why It Matters

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,026 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind receive?

Honors received include Alfred P. Sloan Prize[3] and NYICFF Grand Prize[4].

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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