Half of a Yellow Sun

Top 10 Billed Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor

Odenigbo

Thandiwe Newton
Thandiwe Newton

Olanna

Anika Noni Rose
Anika Noni Rose

Kainene

Joseph Mawle
Joseph Mawle

Richard

John Boyega
John Boyega

Ugwu

Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji

Miss Adebayo

Onyeka Onwenu
Onyeka Onwenu

Mama

Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Captain Dutse

Babou Ceesay
Babou Ceesay

Okeoma

Susan Wokoma
Susan Wokoma

Amala

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