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| Directed by | Rachel Boynton |
| Written by | Rachel Boynton |
| Produced by | Rachel Boynton Brad Pitt |
| Starring | Jim Musselman, Brian Maxted, George Osuwu, Jeffrey Harris |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Furmanski[2] |
| Edited by | Seth Bomse[2] |
| Music by | Nathan Larson |
Production companies | Gravitas Ventures Boynton Films Impact Partners Screen Pass Pictures Whitewater Films BBC Films Danish Broadcasting Corporation Plan B Entertainment Sundial Pictures |
| Distributed by | Abramorama (United States)[3] |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | US, UK, Denmark |
| Language | English |
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 Niger Delta, where decades of corruption and lack of development fuel militants, who attempt to gain a share of the oil pie. The film was released on March 14, 2014, to critical acclaim.
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