Big Men
2013 · Movie · 99 min · ★ 7.3 · 95% critics
With rare behind-the-scenes access, this documentary follows the scramble around a major oil discovery in West Africa, where foreign companies, local leaders, and investors all push for a share. As negotiations intensify, it traces how money and power can fuel ambition and corruption, and how ordinary communities bear the costs of decisions made far above them.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2014-03-14
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (15 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like investigative documentaries about power, money, and real-world consequences, with lots of competing viewpoints; Not for you if you want a simple, tightly focused story or clear heroes and villains like On Her Shoulders.
Pros: unprecedented behind-the-scenes access; many perspectives included; gripping real-world stakes | Cons: lots of moving parts; uneven focus between countries; some details feel withheld
Themes
- woman director
Cast & crew
Directed by Rachel Boynton