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Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) is streaming on Amazon Prime. Also available on Hoopla with a participating library card.
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You can watch Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria. The two women make very different choices of lovers, but rivalry and betrayal must be set aside as their lives are swept up in the turbulence of war.
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Biyi Bandele
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Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandiwe Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle, John Boyega, Genevieve Nnaji, Onyeka Onwenu, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Babou Ceesay, Susan Wokoma
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Half of a Yellow Sun
You can watch Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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Director
Biyi Bandele
Cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandiwe Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle, John Boyega, Genevieve Nnaji, Onyeka Onwenu, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Babou Ceesay, Susan Wokoma
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