Nollywood’s Half Of A Yellow Sun Receives International Recognition

Half of a yellow Sun has become one of the most sought after epic movies in the world it is also the first movie collaboration between Nollywood Holly Wood as well as the first block buster Nigeria movie to be premiered at the Toronto International film festival in September 2013. It was also premiered at the London film festival, while the Nigerian Premiere took place at the Silver bird Cinemas, Victoria Island Lagos.
The theme of the suspence filled movie is love, a time of war that is historical in Nigeria and love sets in to hound theme all. The block buster epic movie which enjoys International recognition and acceptance was partly shot in Tinapa studios and various locations in Calabar, and directed by Nigerian play wright, Bisi Bandele, it gulped over $10 million in production cost.
The Flick features Oscar nominee and BARFA winner chiwetel Ejiofor who is a member of the Box office Billionaire club. He played the character odenigbo in the movie. British actress, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Nollywood Stars like Genenieve Nnaji who is also a box office Queen, Zack Orji Wale Ojo, O.C. Ukejie, Veteran Singer Onyeka Onwenu, Gloria Young and Tina Mba also starred in the movie.
Some movie buffs who have wathed the movie aruge that with this type of internationally recognized movie, Nollywood’s GDP would increase. It is gathered that the movie will hit the cinemas the country on April 25, 2014.
Synopsis: The film revolves around a set of glammorons twins Olonna (played by Thandie Newton and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) who comes from a weathy Nigerian family. Having spent time abroad studying, they both returned home to a privileged city lie in a newly independent Nigeria.
The two women then make very different choices, Olanna shocks her family by leading Lagos and going to live with her lover, the revolutionary Professor Odenigbo (Chiwetu Egiofor) and his decocted help Ugwu (John Boyega) in Nsukka.
Instead of dating her father’s Minister friend, her twin Kainene becomes a fiercely successful business woman who takes over her family’s interest, she also surprisingly falls in love with a British Writer, Richard (Joseph Mawle). Preoccupied by their romantic entanglements and a betrayal between the sisters. The events of their life tarried out to be intriguing.
However, they get caught up in the Nigerian Civil War in which the Igbo people foght tough battle to establish Biafra as a separate nation ending in chilling violence which shocked the entire country and the world at large. The movie is a must watch for movie buffs as it is not only exciting, thrilling, but holds the viewer spell bound.