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Half of a Yellow Sun

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

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

Not Rated

M

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
Where to start with: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  The Guardian Wed, 19th March 2025

Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) ⭐ 6.1 | Drama, Romance  IMDb Mon, 18th January 2016

Half of a Yellow Sun film approved by Nigeria censors  BBC Tue, 8th July 2014

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 Review  empireonline.com Wed, 12th March 2014