Not to place too large an emphasis on this story, but it could very well be the SOLITARY factor in the achievement of an eternal state of world peace and international cultural tolerance.
It’s always interesting, from and artistic perspective, and encouraging, from a cultural one, when films from countries with which our nation does not have a great deal of artistic collaboration come into our radar. Nigeria, which fosters a thriving film industry, is providing both the focus and the finances of an upcoming movie adaptation of the novel Half of a Yellow Sun, by writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a native of the country. The film, which is tacking on British producers, has achieved few London-born stars who have earned substantial notoriety here in the U.S.: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton and Dominic Cooper.
The story of Adichie’s novel examines the lives of several Nigerian citizens—a university professor, a laborer and some political figures among them—during the time period of, and that immediately prior to, the Nigerian-Biafran War, which took place from 1967 to 1971. Ejiofor, known best in America for his roles in films like Inside Man, American Gangster, 2012 and Salt, will portray Prof. Odenigo. Accompanying Ejiofor’s character are a lover named Olanna (Newton) and a British student abroad in Nigeria (Cooper).
Writer Biyi Bandele-Thomas is making his directorial debut with the Half of a Yellow Sun adaptation.
Source: Indiewire
