Big Men

Big Men (2014)

For her latest industrial exposé, Rachel Boynton (Our Brand Is Crisis) gained unprecedented access to Africa's oil companies. The result is a gripping account of the costly personal tolls levied when American corporate interests pursue oil in places like Ghana and the Niger River Delta. Executive produced by Steven Shainberg and Brad Pitt, Big Men investigates the caustic blend of ambition, corruption and greed that threatens to exacerbate Africa’s resource curse.

Date of release
2014-03-14
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Rachel Boynton

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

Production

The crew filmed between 2007 and 2011 in Ghana and Nigeria. capturing the development of Ghana's first commercial oil field and the resistance in Nigeria's Niger Delta. Director Rachel Boynton and her cinematographer had unprecedented access to Kosmos Energy, allowing them to film inside the oil company and capture the intricacies of the global deal-making process.

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