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Half of a Yellow Sun is a Nigerien film of genre Drama directed by Biyi Bandele released in USA on 16 may 2014 with Thandie Newton

Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)

Half of a Yellow Sun
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Released in USA 16 may 2014
Length 1h51
Directed by
OriginNigeria
Genres Drama,    Historical,    Romance
Rating60% 3.0460253.0460253.0460253.0460253.046025

Half of a Yellow Sun is a 2013 Nigerian Historical fiction drama film directed by Biyi Bandele and based on the novel of the same name by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The film is a love story that follows two sisters who are caught up in the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War.

It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Onyeka Onwenu, Anika Noni Rose, Genevieve Nnaji, OC Ukeje and John Boyega. The film premiered in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

Synopsis

During the mid-to-late sixties, twin sisters Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) return to Nigeria after their education in England, they make decisions that shock their family. Olanna moves in with her lover, the ‘revolutionary professor’ Odenigbo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his houseboy Ugwu (John Boyega) while Kainene takes over the family interests and pursues a career as a businesswoman, falling in love with Richard (Joseph Mawle), an English writer.

Actors

Thandie Newton

(Olanna)Anika Noni Rose

(Kainene)Chiwetel Ejiofor

(Odenigbo)John Boyega

(Ugwu)Onyeka Onwenu

(Mama)
And :
Joseph Mawle
Genevieve Nnaji
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
OC Ukeje
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