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Judging from the first trailer alone, I hope Chiwetel Ejiofor's directorial debut The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is as well-received and talked about as other recent Netflix original features have proven to be. The difference here is that this film goes well beyond popcorn entertainment and actually has something to say while also offering an inspiring tale based on a true life story. Ejiofor adapted William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer's book by the same name for the film, which tells of a thirteen year old Malawi boy, based on Kamkwamba, who finds an unconventional way to …