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‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ explores UK colonial legacy in Nigeria – cinema

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Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ is hitting the big screen.

Starring British actors Thandie Newton and ’12-Years a Slave”s Chiwetel Ejiofor, the movie is set in the 1960s and centres on a family as they try to survive Nigeria’s fight for independence.

“I wanted it filmed in Nigeria because that was important, not just for me personally – obviously, in an emotional way, I want my country to be portrayed, I want local talent to be used – b…
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1 Comment

  1. @mangalyne6477

    March 27, 2024 at 4:21 pm

    i would like to buy a copy of this movie, please kindly advise

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