The
highly anticipated movie, Half of a Yellow Sun(HOAYS) will no longer be
showing today in the cinema as earlier announced. This is due to delay
in obtaining public viewing certification from Censor’s Board. A new
cinema date will be announced as soon as regulatory issues are sorted
out.
We appreciate everybody that has shown any form of concern to what has
been tagged the biggest movie from Africa, we assure you that the movie
will be worth the wait.
The
$10million movie has made history as the first African movie to
get international release dates in countries like the UK, US, Australia,
Portugal, Middle East and New Zealand. It is also the first Nigerian
movie to be premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in
Canada. It is already showing in UK.
HOAYS
Movie, is an adaptation of Chimamanda Adiche’s bestselling and award
winning novel of same title. It stars OSCAR nominee and BAFTA award
winner Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Onyeka Onwenu, Genevieve Nnaji,
OC Ukeje, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle, John Boyega, Wale Ojo, Tina
Mba, Zack Orji and Hakeem Kae-Kazim.
It was directed by UK-based Nigerian playwright Biyi Bandele and was produced by winner of an OSCAR and three BAFTAs Andrea Calderwood and Yewande Sadiku , an investment banker.
For more details on the movie: https://www.facebook.com/HalfO
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