The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), has approved 77 movies including the controversial screen adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s book, Half of A Yellow Sun, directed by Biyi Bandele.
According to the Board’s Corporate Affairs representative, Caesar Kagho, the film which stars Academy Awards nominee, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hollywood star, Thandie Newton and A list Nollywood actors, has been approved for viewership in Nigeria and rated “18?.
According to Channels Television, Mr Kagho said, “All approved movies fulfilled the regulatory conditions stipulated by the NFVCB,”.
This approval is coming days after producers of the movie enlisted it for online viewing in the United States of America.
Other exhibition movies approved to show in cinemas include: Edge of Tomorrow (18), Tokarev(18), Maleficent(15), Vampire Academy(18), Blended(15), Dead Drop(18), 22 Jump Street(18), Holiday A Soldier is never off Duty(18), Finding Fela (18), How to Train your Dragon(18), Under the Skin(18), The Fault in our Stars(18), Half of a Yellow Sun(18), Million Dollar Arm(12) and Transformers: Age of Extinction(18).
Dem don rush approve am after UK, US TV acquire rights to stream am. Na eye service ni. Nonsense!
ReplyDeleteWe earnestly await its coming to the cinemas na. Someone like me who hasn't read the book might have to watch it. I think its easier that way.
ReplyDeleteThe movie is a rough translation of the book
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