Half of a Yellow Sun

Sisters Olanna and Kainene return home to 1960s Nigeria, where they soon diverge on different paths. As civil war breaks out, political events loom larger than their differences as they join the fight to establish an independent republic.

Half of a Yellow Sun is a 2014 drama romance movie directed by Biyi Bandele, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandiwe Newton, Anika Noni Rose. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.1/10 from 2,293 votes and runs 1h 51m.