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Big Men (film)

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Big Men (film)
film
TitleBig Men Edit
Genredocumentary film Edit
Country of originUnited States Edit
Original language of film anaa TV showEnglish Edit
Publication date14 March 2014 Edit
DirectorRachel Boynton Edit
Review score100%, 7.9/10 Edit
Distribution formatvideo on demand Edit

Big Men be 2014 documentary film wey Rachel Boynton produce den direct. De film dey look at oil industry, how dem dey develop fresh oil field for West Africa, de accusations of corruption wey follow, den de resource curse. De film dey follow Texas-based Kosmos Energy as dem try to start oil production for new Jubilee Field off de coast of Ghana. Plus plenty money at stake, Kosmos dey manage dema partners for Ghana, financial backers for New York, den de Great Recession wey reduce oil prices sharp sharp. De film sanso visit Nigeria ein oil-rich Niger Delta, where decades of corruption den lack of development dey fuel militants, wey try to get share of de oil pie. De film cam out on March 14, 2014, to critical acclaim.

Production

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De crew film between 2007 den 2011, for Ghana den Nigeria.[1]

Reception

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Big Men receive praise from critics. E get 90/100 for Metacritic[2] top plus 100% rating for Rotten Tomatoes.[3] For The New York Times, Jeannette Catsoulis write say "dis cool den sharp picture of how global capitalism dey work be as amazing for de access dem get as for de fact say dem no dey judge".[4] Alan Scherstuhl of The Village Voice talk say de film "no be simple talk against people wey dey chop money without do anything, like tick wey dey suck blood from person wey no get food", but e be "picture wey show everything clear clear".[5] Insyd The Washington Post, Stephanie Merry argue , "Boynton’s most impressive feat in 'Big Men' is how she takes an impossibly convoluted scenario, makes sense of it and tells a story that's riveting on its own but also serves as a parable about greed and human nature."[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "Big Men The Movie". Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Big Men Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Big Men (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. 14 March 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette (March 14, 2014). "Oil Money, and Where It Flows". The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ Scherstuhl, Alan (March 12, 2014). "Big Men Reveals How the World of Oil Actually Turns". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ Merry, Stephanie (March 27, 2014). "'Big Men' movie review: Pandora's Box filled with black gold in Africa". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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