the movie 'Half of a yellow sun', and flew all the way to London to
attend the star-studded event disappointed her fans as she was unable
to register her presence.
The reason why the actress was unable to come to the venue of the
movie premiere was because she came down with the flu, and had to
undergo intense medical watch throughout the week.
This was indeed a big disappointment to the fans of the actress #
Genevieve who played the part of Ms Adebayo in the world acclaimed
movie. The director of the movie, Bisi Bandele, was quite saddened by
the event and had this to say on his Facebook timeline on Sunday:
"Just got back from the BFI London Film Festival European
premiere of Half of a Yellow Sun at the Odeon West End. Humbled and
moved by the rapturous reception the audience gave it. It was also
great to see the hardest working actor on our hemisphere, Chiwetel
Ejiofor, and the great John Boyega, and the amazing Babou Ceesay, and
the one and only Onyeka Onwenu. And Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, of
course. Without whom... We missed Thandie, who is on location in
Vancouver. We missed Genevieve, who flew in for the premiere and
promptly went down with a flu (mind yourself o, London weather). What
a night though. What a night."
Reports say Genevieve has fully recuperated and is said to have
promised her fans, who missed her at the premier, to give them a
surprise visit before the end of the year.
Shot in Calabar and Creek Town in South-South Nigeria,Half of a Yellow
Sun reportedly cost $8 million (about N1.2 billion) and is one of the
most eagerly awaited filmsto come out of Africa in recent years.
Half of a Yellow Sun is a British-Nigerian production based on the
2006 award-winning novel of the same title by Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie.
