The film's central story follows a small group of American explorers at Dallas-based oil company Kosmos Energy. Between 2007 and 2011, with unprecedented, independent access, Big Men's two-person crew filmed inside the oil company as Kosmos and its partners discovered and developed the first commercial oil field in Ghana's history. Simultaneously the crew filmed in the swamps of Nigeria's Niger Delta, following the exploits of a militant gang to reveal another side of the eco... (Full plot summary below)
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The film's central story follows a small group of American explorers at Dallas-based oil company Kosmos Energy. Between 2007 and 2011, with unprecedented, independent access, Big Men's two-person crew filmed inside the oil company as Kosmos and its partners discovered and developed the first commercial oil field in Ghana's history. Simultaneously the crew filmed in the swamps of Nigeria's Niger Delta, following the exploits of a militant gang to reveal another side of the economy of oil: people trying to profit in any way possible, because they've given up on waiting for the money to trickle down. So what happens when a group of hungry people discover a massive and exquisitely rare pot of gold in one of the poorest places on earth?
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| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThis film, a great one, demands a follow-up. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWhen on-the-ground reality is conveyed with the complexity and fascination it is here, unforgettable documentaries are always the result. |
| VarietyScott FoundasRachel Boynton’s extraordinary Big Men should come tagged with a warning: The side effects of global capitalism may include dizziness, nausea and seething outrage. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisDropping us into a perfect storm of avarice, this cool and incisive snapshot of global capitalism at work is as remarkable for its access as for its refusal to judge. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanRachel Boynton’s gripping doc shows you what happens when the greed of oil companies meets the chaos of postcolonial Africa. |
| Slant MagazineAlan JonesNo one corporation or person plans to trample over the wellbeing of the Ghanaian people, but as the story of the development progress, the breadth of Rachel Boynton's research shows how it will occur regardless. |
| Shockya.comBrent SimonA kind of true-life, slow-motion disaster flick for the NPR set [which] throws a spotlight on human fallibility, and all the shades of grey that color the geopolitical world. |
| Digital JournalSarah GopaulBig Men is a black gold exposé that goes behind closed doors with key players in the African oil industry, including government officials, foreign investors and local militants. |
| Washington PostStephanie MerryBoynton’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. |
| RogerEbert.comHank SartinIt's those bigger questions about our nature and our capacity to think beyond self interest that will stick with you. |
