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Half of a Yellow Sun

 2014
 111 minutes (1 hrs 51 mins)
Half of a Yellow Sun
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Production Country

Nigeria • United Kingdom

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Biyi Bandele

Starring

Thandiwe Newton · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Anika Noni Rose · Joseph Mawle · John Boyega · Onyeka Onwenu

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
16th May 2014
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release
21st March 2014
Australia release date Australia release
27th March 2014

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 11th Apr '14
  • Debut position: 20
  • Highest position: 18
  • Debut gross: £32.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 12

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 16th May '14
  • Debut position: 71
  • Highest position: 71
  • Debut gross: $4.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

M

Not Rated

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £151.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $54.5 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $306.4 Thousand

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News from around the web
Half of a Yellow Sun review – 'Well-intentioned and heartfelt'  The Guardian Thu, 10th April 2014

In Nigeria, the Personal and the Political Clash (Published 2014)  The New York Times Thu, 15th May 2014

Half of a Yellow Sun (2014): More stage play than Nigerian War Drama (Review)  The Geek Show Tue, 15th April 2014

Why can’t Nigerians watch the country’s biggest movie?  CNN Wed, 21st May 2014

Half Of A Yellow Sun  Eye For Film Mon, 3rd March 2014

Half Of A Yellow Sun  Screen Daily Sun, 8th September 2013