THE movie, ‘Half of a Yellow Sun, was, on Friday, finally approved by
the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), for wide release.
This is in confirmation of the story exclusive published on this
website three days ago about a possible release of the movie which was
unapproved by the Nigerian censor’s board for months.
The board had delayed the release of the movie since April, citing
current security situation in Nigeria and claiming the movie, which is
based on a novel of same name on the Nigerian civil war, could incite
violence.
The movie, whose novel was written by Chimamanda Adichie, was classified 18 and above by the censor’s board. The classification was announced Friday evening alongside over 70 other Nollywood movies.
It
came at a time the producers of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ already enlisted
it for online viewing in the United States of America.
According to
the censor’s board’s Corporate Affairs representative, Caesar Kagho,
“all approved movies fulfilled the regulatory conditions stipulated by
the NFVCB.”
The NFVCB, in the statement also approved movies in exhibition, non exhibition categories.
The
movies approved and their classifications are: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).
Others approved are all in the exhibition category which will be shown in cinemas across Nigeria.
In
the non-exhibition category meant for home audience, 62 movies were
approved of which 16 were in English, 25 Yoruba, 19 Hausa and two
in Ibibio language.
Twenty-five movies were classified “15” including “Abi Doka” (Hausa),
“Aja Saba Ekun” (Yoruba), “Family Conflicts” (English), “Amada”
(Hausa), “Beeky Benson” (Yoruba), “Man over Board” (English) “Babban
Lasan” (Hausa) “Ejomiko” (Yoruba) and “Mask of sorrow” (English).
Another
35 movies were classified “18” including “Uko Iden” (Ibibio), “Afopina”
(Yoruba), “Biloniya” (Hausa), “Chameleons”(English), “Ajogunba”
(Yoruba), “Dalilina” (Hausa), “Cry of a Mother Inlaw” (English), “Eto”
(Yoruba) “Mu Mama” (Hausa), and “Wet Blanket” (English).
For the movies classified “G” and “12”, there was no consumer advice
while “15” rated movies had consumer advice on imitable technique,
strong language, violence, and rituals.
For those classified “18” NFVCB issued the consumer advice on ritual, strong language, horrific visuals, and imitable technique.
Other
movies approved in the home category with varying classification
ranging from “G” – “18” include:“Fatima Bin tu” (Hausa), “Make a Movie”
(English), “Mama inna” (Hausa), “Eyi mi” (Yoruba), “Where Talent lies”
(English), “Eshin Okoku” (Yoruba), “Coming to Lagos” (English), “Duniyar
Nan” (Hausa), “Man Overboard” (English) and others.
