Half of a Yellow Sun

Name: Half of a Yellow Sun
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: May 16, 2014
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Anika Noni Rose, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton

2014

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Monterey Media | Release Date: May 16, 2014 | R

Starring: Anika Noni Rose, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton

Summary: Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) are glamorous twins from a wealthy Nigerian family. 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 revolutionaryOlanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) are glamorous twins from a wealthy Nigerian family. 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 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 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 country and the world.… Expand

Director: Biyi Bandele

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 111 min

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