Big Men (2013) on Netflix
NR20131h 39mDocumentary
In Ghana, American explorers at Kosmos Energy work to develop the country's first commercial oil field. In Nigeria's Niger Delta, a militant group wants a share of the oil wealth.
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- Netflix4.3/5
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- Rotten Tomatoes100%
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Plot summary
Kosmos Energy, a Dallas-based oil company, finds oil off the coast of Ghana and sets out to bring the field into production, a first for the country. The company balances partners in Ghana against financial backers in New York while the Great Recession drives oil prices down. In Nigeria's Niger Delta, decades of corruption and stalled development fuel militants. The group MEND disrupts oil operations and presses for a share of the region's resources.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Big Men (2013)
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- Director Rachel Boynton and her cinematographer won unprecedented access to Kosmos Energy, letting them film inside the oil company and capture the intricacies of the global deal-making process.
