Big Men (2014)

Directed by

Rachel Boynton

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a Texas oil company as it starts drilling off the coast of Ghana. It shows the huge sums of money involved and the corruption that follows. The film also looks at militants in Nigeria who are trying to get a share of the oil wealth.

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What happens

Big Men is a 2014 documentary film produced and directed by Rachel Boynton. It examines the oil industry, the development of a new oil field in West Africa, the accusations of corruption that follow, and the resource curse. The film follows Texas-based Kosmos Energy as it attempts to start oil production in the new Jubilee Field off the coast of Ghana. With huge amounts of money at stake, Kosmos juggles its partners in Ghana, financial backers in New York, and the Great Recession that dramatically reduces oil prices. The film also visits Nigeria's oil-rich region, following American explorers at Kosmos Energy in Ghana and a militant gang in Nigeria's Niger Delta. The Niger Delta, where decades of corruption and lack of development fuel militants, who attempt to gain a share of the oil pie. The film was released on March 14, 2014, and received widespread critical acclaim for its in-depth and unflinching exploration of the complexities surrounding the oil industry in Ghana and Nigeria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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