William kamkuamb was born in the country of malawi in africa when he was fourteen years old a terrible drought hit the village where he lived people had nothing to eat and drink being an excellent student and very fond of physics the guy decides to save his native village from starvation. The boy who harnessed the wind is a 2019 british drama film written directed by and starring chiwetel ejiofor in his feature directorial debut the film is based on the memoir the boy who harnessed the wind by william kamkwamba and bryan mealer. Inspired by a science book 13 year old william kamkwamba builds a wind turbine to save his malawian village from famine based on a true story starring maxwell simba chiwetel ejiofor aissa maiga watch all you want. A 13 year old boy is thrown out of the school he loves when his family can no longer afford the fees he sneaks into the library and learns how to build a windmill to save his village from a famine