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Nigeria's bustling film industry is about to take a giant leap forward with the upcoming U.S. release of "Half of a Yellow Sun."
Starring Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 Years a Slave"), who was born in London to Nigerian parents, and acclaimed actress Thandie Newton, the film is Nigeria's most expensive movie to date with a budget of $10 million.
"Eighty percent of the money came from Nigeria," Biyi Bandele, the Nigerian-born director of "Yellow Sun," told ABC News. "That was a first. That never happened before. It's the biggest movie ever made in Nigeria."
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Source: ABCNews
