Half of a yellow sun Shareman Media and BFI present ; a Slate Films production ; produced by Andrea Calderwood ; screenplay by Biyi Bandele ; directed by Biyi Bandele. [videorecording]

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Publication details: Thousand Oaks, CA : Monterey Media, 2012.Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:

9781569943847

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LOC classification:

PN1997.2 .H35 2012.

Production credits:

Music, Ben Onono and Paul Thomson ; editor, Chris Gill ; director of photography, John De Borman.

Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anika Noni Rose.Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins from a wealthy Nigerian family. Upon returning to a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigerian after their expensive English education, the two women make very different life choices. Olanna shocks her family by going to live with her lover in the dusty university town of Nsukka; while Kainene turns out to be a fiercely successful businesswoman when she takes over the family interests, and surprises everyone when she falls in love with an English writer.Summary: beautiful sweeping story of two sisters caught up in the events of the Nigerian civil war, ending in chilling violence which shocked the entire world.

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CD/DVD

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Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Machakos Campus Multimedia	Fiction	PN1997.2.H35 2012. (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Not For Loan	044330

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Adapted from the award winning novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

DVD release of the 2012 motion picture.

Bonus features: B-roll footage; featurette; sound bites.

Music, Ben Onono and Paul Thomson ; editor, Chris Gill ; director of photography, John De Borman.

Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anika Noni Rose.

Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins from a wealthy Nigerian family. Upon returning to a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigerian after their expensive English education, the two women make very different life choices. Olanna shocks her family by going to live with her lover in the dusty university town of Nsukka; while Kainene turns out to be a fiercely successful businesswoman when she takes over the family interests, and surprises everyone when she falls in love with an English writer.

beautiful sweeping story of two sisters caught up in the events of the Nigerian civil war, ending in chilling violence which shocked the entire world.