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Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) are glamorous twins from a wealthy Nigerian family. Upon returning to a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria after their expensive English education, the two women make very different choices. Olanna shocks her family by going to live with her lover, the "revolutionary professor" Odenigbo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his devoted houseboy Ugwu (John Boyega) in the dusty university town of Nsukka Kainene turns out to be a fiercely successful businesswoman when she takes over the family interests, and surprises even herself when she falls in love with Richard (Joseph Mawle), an English writer. Preoccupied by their romantic entanglements, and a betrayal between the sisters, the events of their life seem to loom larger than politics. However, they become caught up in the events of the Nigerian civil war, in which the lgbo people fought an impassioned struggle to establish Biafra as an independent republic, ending in chilling violence which shocked the entire world.
A sweeping romantic drama, HALF OF A YELLOW SUN takes the sisters and their lovers on a journey through the war which is powerful, intensely emotional and, as the response of readers around the world has shown, it is a story which can touch everyone’s heart.
Original Release
09/08/2013
US Release
05/16/2014
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Thandiwe Newton | Olanna |
Chiwetel Ejiofor | Odenigbo |
Anika Noni Rose | Kainene |
Joseph Mawle | Richard |
John Boyega | Ugwu |
Onyeka Onwenu | Mama |
Babou Ceesay | Okeoma |
Susan Wokoma | Amala |
Jude Orhorha | Harrison |
Genevieve Nnaji | Miss Adebayo |
Directors
Writers
Biyi Bandele, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Cast
Name | Character |
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Thandiwe Newton | Olanna |
Chiwetel Ejiofor | Odenigbo |
Anika Noni Rose | Kainene |
Joseph Mawle | Richard |
John Boyega | Ugwu |
Onyeka Onwenu | Mama |
Babou Ceesay | Okeoma |
Susan Wokoma | Amala |
Jude Orhorha | Harrison |
Genevieve Nnaji | Miss Adebayo |
Gloria Anozie | Aunty Ifeka |
Tina Mba | Mrs. Ozobia |
Wale Ojo | Chief Okonji |
Ayo Lijadu | Professor Ezeka |
Naya Amobi | Arize |
Zack Orji | Chief Ozobia |
Kasper Michaels | Plump Charles |
Reginald Ofodile | Uncle Mbaezi |
Grainne Keenan | Susan |
Paul Hampshire | Professor Lehman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Muhtar Bakare | Executive Producer |
Gail Egan | Executive Producer |
Peter Hampden | Executive Producer |
Norman Merry | Executive Producer |
Yewande Sadiku | Executive Producer |
Mark Birmingham | Producer |
Andrea Calderwood | Producer |
Lee Hodgkinson | Producer |
Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo | Producer |
Alan J. Wands | Producer |