The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Film2019113 min

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Taste attributes: dramafamilyhistorybiographyhistoricalslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, good-natured historical drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Maxwell SimbaChiwetel EjioforAïssa MaïgaLily BandaJoseph Marcell

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2019
Runtime
113 min
Status
Released
Studio
Participant
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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