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Half of a Yellow Sun
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NEWS
2014
111 minutes (1 hrs 51 mins)
Production Country
Nigeria • United Kingdom
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Biyi Bandele
Starring
Thandiwe Newton
·
Chiwetel Ejiofor
· Anika Noni Rose · Joseph Mawle ·
John Boyega
· Onyeka Onwenu
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release:
16th May 2014
United Kingdom release:
21st March 2014
Australia release:
27th March 2014
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
11th Apr '14
Debut position: 20
Highest position: 18
Debut gross: £32.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 12
US box office
Box Office debut: 16th May '14
Debut position: 71
Highest position: 71
Debut gross: $4.8 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5
Chart position history
UK box office
US box office
Global box office
Certificates
US
R
M
Not Rated
Total grosses
UK total gross
£151.6 Thousand
US total gross
$54.5 Thousand
Global total gross
$306.4 Thousand
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Total views:
15
First viewed:
17th Oct 2025
Last viewed:
23rd Nov 2025
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News from around the web
Half of a Yellow Sun review – 'Well-intentioned and heartfelt'
The Guardian
Thu, 10th April 2014
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) ⭐ 6.1 | Drama, Romance
IMDb
Mon, 18th January 2016
Half of a Yellow Sun film approved by Nigeria censors
BBC
Tue, 8th July 2014
In Nigeria, the Personal and the Political Clash (Published 2014)
The New York Times
Thu, 15th May 2014
Half Of A Yellow Sun Review
empireonline.com
Wed, 12th March 2014
Half of a Yellow Sun: London Review
The Hollywood Reporter
Fri, 11th October 2013
US release: 16th May 2014
United Kingdom release: 21st March 2014
Australia release: 27th March 2014
£151.6 Thousand 
$54.5 Thousand 
$306.4 Thousand