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Nigeria: Son's Novel Adaptation to Star Hollywood's Idris Elba
Premium Times, 26 August 2013
Hollywood actor, Idris Elba will star in the adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala's 'Beast of No Nation' novel. Uzodinma is the son of Nigeria's economy minister, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala. Read more »
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Nigeria: Elba Stars in Beast of No Nation's Screen Adaptation
This Day, 25 August 2013
Uzodinma Iweala's Beasts of No Nation is being developed for the big screen. The novel, which the Telegraph (of London) described as a "horrifying exposé of what life is… Read more »
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Uganda: Beasts That Devour All Dignity
Observer, 26 June 2012
This is how it all began. "One day they are closing school because there is no more government. Part of me is feeling sad because I am liking to be in school and learning. Read more »
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Uganda: Inside the Soul of a Child Soldier
Monitor, 25 November 2007
TITLE: Beasts of No Nation Read more »
U.S. Actor to Star in Nigerian Novel Adaptation
Hollywood actor Idris Elba will play a military commander in Cary Fukunaga's adaptation of Nigerian writer Uzodinma Iweala's best-selling novel, Beasts of No Nation.
InFocus
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Born to a Sierra Leonean father and a Ghanaian mother, Idris Elba is one of Africa's best heads in the Hollywood film-making world. Read more »
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The movie about iconic South African humanitarian Nelson Mandela received a standing ovation at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival. Read more »
