Half of a Yellow Sun

Half of a Yellow Sun (Blu-Ray) (*)

$30.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Toronto International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
111 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Nigeria ( Africa, Middle East )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Biyi Bandele

Written By:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Biyi Bandele

Actors:
Thandie Newton ..... Olanna
Chiwetel Ejiofor ..... Odenigbo
Anika Noni Rose ..... Kainene
John Boyega ..... Ugwu
Joseph Mawle ..... Richard
Babou Ceesay ..... Okeoma
Hakeem Kae-Kazim ..... Captain DUTSE
O.C. Ukeje ..... Aniekwena
Robert Davide ..... Redhead Charles
Susan Wokoma ..... Amala
Genevieve Nnaji ..... Ms Adebayo
Paul Hampshire ..... Professor Lehman
Zack Orji ..... Mama
Onyeka Onwenu ..... Plump Charles
Kasper Michaels

Synopsis:

Biyi Bandele makes his directorial debut with this adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel starring Thandie Newton and Chiwetel Ejiofor. In the late 1960s twin sisters Olanna (Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) arrive back home in Nigeria, having finished their studies in England. While Olanna moves in with her boyfriend, professor Odenigbo (Ejiofor), and his young houseboy, Ugwu (John Boyega), Kainene becomes a businesswoman and gets involved with British writer Richard (Joseph Mawle). When the Nigerian Civil War breaks out the sisters' lives are changed forever.

Sisters Olanna and Kainene return home to 1960s Nigeria, where they soon diverge on different paths. As civil war breaks out, political events loom larger than their differences as they join the fight to establish an independent republic.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 18 April, 2015.