Mar 28 2014
Big Men Exposes the Colliding Worlds of Texas Oil Men, Nigerian Militants, and Ghana’s New Oil Industry
A new documentary chronicling the worlds of Texas oil executives, Nigerian government officials, and armed militants, shows how competing interests over resources and power can warp whole nations.
Rachel Boyton’s documentary, Big Men, executive produced by actor Brad Pitt, follows in parallel the story of Nigeria’s well-established oil industry, and Ghana’s new foray …
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