Half Of A Yellow Sun Begins Shooting In Nigeria

The UK Film Council and the British Film Institute responsible for the financing and sponsorship of the filming of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel "Half Of A Yellow Sun," has begun shooting in Calabar, Nigeria. The book, which was originally published in 2006 by Knopf/Anchor, tells the story of two sisters, Olanna and Kainene, during the Nigeria-Biafran war which claimed the lives of about 3 million people, and lasted about 3 years (1967—1970). The novel, upon its release, received critical acclaim and went on to win literary awards, among them the 2007 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. Casts in the film includes: Chiwetal Ejiofor, Joseph Maule, Thandie Newton, John Boyega, Genevieve Nnaji, Zack Orji, Onyeka Onwenu, Noni Rose, among others. The movie's soundtrack will be produced by Cobhams Asuquo and Keziah Jones. The feature film will be produced by Andrea Calderwood and Gail Egan; and directed by Biyi Bandele