The much anticipated movie Half of a Yellow Sun is out April 25th, 2014 and was directed by Biyi Bandele . It is 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 Thandie Newton and Chiwetel Ejiofor.The film premiered in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The movie gulped a whopping 1.27 billion naira.
The OST of the movie is titled 'Bother you' by D'banj and judging from the scenes in the music video, you can tell it's one movie not to be missed.
The plot of the movie according to Wikipedia states that, 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.
As the Igbo people struggle to establish Biafra as an independent republic, the sisters become caught up in the shocking violence of the Nigerian Civil War and a betrayal that threatens their family forever.
Watch the movie's trailer below by clicking the link below.
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