Black Gold (2011 Nigerian film) should not be confused with Black Gold (2011 Qatari film).
Black Gold | |
Director: | Jeta Amata |
Producer: | Wilson Ebyie Suzanne DeLaurentiis |
Starring: | Billy Zane Tom Sizemore Hakeem Kae-Kazim Vivica A. Fox Eric Roberts Sarah Wayne Callies Michael Madsen Mbong Amata |
Music: | Joel Goffin |
Cinematography: | James M. Costello |
Editing: | Lindsay Kent |
Studio: | Rock City Entertainment |
Runtime: | 110 minutes |
Country: | Nigeria |
Language: | English |
Black Gold is a 2011 drama film co-produced and directed by Jeta Amata. One local Niger Delta community's struggle against their own government and a multi-national oil corporation who has plundered their land and destroyed the environment. The film was reissued in 2012 with the title Black November, with 60% of the scenes reshot and additional scenes included to make the film "more current".[1]
They hope to tell the story from the perspective of people who have lived through it. Including the people who have seen their land and rivers polluted by oil, and the people that are struggling.