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Half of a Yellow Sun

Name: Half of a Yellow Sun
Released: 2013

2013

Two glamorous, privileged twin sisters in newly independent 1960s Nigeria take very different paths in love and life, until the outbreak of the brutal Biafran war forces them to confront loss, betrayal, and each other. Adapted from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel.

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Part of 3 Movies Set in or About Nigeria

This film is stop 2 of 3 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about Nigeria. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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