The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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.
It was screened in the Premieres section at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and began streaming in most territories on Netflix on 1 March 2019.
It was selected as the British entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Russell Mulcahy
Russell Mulcahy( born 23 June 1953) is an Australian film director.
Mulcahy's work is recognisable by the use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights, neo- noir lighting, windblown drapery, and fans.
He was one of the most prominent music video directors of the 1980s and he has also worked in television since the early 1990s.
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
Give'em
Hell, Harry!
is a biographical play and 1975 film, written by playwright Samuel Gallu.
Both the play and film are a one- man show about former President of the United States Harry S. Truman.
" Give'em Hell, Harry!" stars James Whitmore, and was directed by Steve Binder and Peter H. Hunt.
Elsa Pataky
Elsa Lafuente Medianu( born 18 July 1976), known professionally as Elsa Pataky, is a Spanish model, actress, and film producer.
Pataky is known for her role as Elena Neves in" The Fast and the Furious" franchise.
She has appeared in the films" Snakes on a Plane"( 2006)," Giallo"( 2009) and" Give' Em Hell, Malone"( 2009).
She also starred in the Spanish film" Di Di Hollywood"( 2010).
David C. Williams (film composer)
David C. Williams is an American film composer.
He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Southwest Missouri State University and his Master of Music from the University of North Texas College of Music, then later took classes with Academy Award winning composer John Corigliano.
Williams worked on films such as" No Way BackSupernovaPhantoms" and" The Prophecy", the latter using a theme he created for all the film's sequels.
He scored the action film" Give' Em Hell, Malone".
Boy Who Caught a Crook
The Boy Who Caught a Crook is a 1961 children's film about a young boy who tracks down a gangster.
Give 'Em Hell, Malone
Give' Em Hell, Malone is a 2009 American crime film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Thomas Jane, Ving Rhames and Elsa Pataky.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor( born 10 July 1977) is a British actor.
After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting role in the film" Amistad"( 1997) as James Covey.
Ejiofor portrayed the characters Okwe in" Dirty Pretty Things"( 2002), Lola in" Kinky Boots"( 2005), The Operative in" Serenity"( 2005), Solomon Northup in" 12 Years a Slave"( 2013), Vincent Kapoor in" The Martian"( 2015), Karl Mordo in" Doctor Strange"( 2016), Dr. Watson in" Sherlock Gnomes"( 2018) and Trywell Kamkwamba in" The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"( 2019).
He voiced Scar in the 2019 remake of" The Lion King" and featured in the fantasy film.
For" 12 Years a Slave", he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
He was nominated for a 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance on" Dancing on the Edge".
Ejiofor has received numerous awards and nominations for acting, including the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2006, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in" Othello" in 2008.
In 2008, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts.
He was elevated to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Birthday Honours.
Chris Yen
Chris Yen Tze-ching( born August 4, 1974) is a Hong Kong martial artist, fashion designer and actress.
She is best known as the younger sister of the actor Donnie Yen.
She was noted for her roles in the films" Black Rose Academy", and" Give' Em Hell, Malone".
Andrea Calderwood
Andrea Calderwood is a British film and television producer.
She won a British Academy of Film and Television Award for Best British Film for her work on" The Last King of Scotland".
She produced the HBO television mini-series" Generation Kill".
In 2012, Scottish newspaper The Herald put her as number 42 in its list of Scotland's top 50 influential women of 2012.
In 2019, she produced The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, distributed by Netflix.

Question: Do both films, Give 'Em Hell, Malone and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, have the directors who are from the same country?
Answer: no