Biyi Bandele on His New Film "Half of a Yellow Sun"

Publisher:
Smart Monkey TV
Publication Date:
5 April 2014
Tags:
Nigeria, Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Director Biyi Bandele talks about his new film Half of a Yellow Sun, adapted from Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie's novel. The interviews covers:how the film came to be made; the inspiration for the novel Half of a Yellow Sun; turning the novel into a film; telling the story from the point of view of the two sisters; how Nigerians see the Biafran War now; how the film was financed; its reception so far; and its release in the UK and Nigeria.

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