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Movie record | Sweet Crude
Title Sweet Crude
Genre Documentary
Director/producer Sandy Cioffi
Country of production USA
Year of production 2009
Length 93 mins
Actors/notable persons None
Summary A look at the Niger Delta's complex powder keg situation and it's global and local repercussions.
Certificate/recommended age 15+ Recommended for school year
Languages English
Key themes climate change
Main regions Southern Africa Countries Nigeria
Welcome to the Niger Delta. In this small corner of one most populous countries in Africa, billions of dollars of crude oil flow under the feet of a desperate people. Immense wealth and abject poverty stand in stark contrast, while local communities and the environment itself are coming apart at the seams. The issues are complex and the answers elusive, where even the filmmakers struggle with which lines not to cross. A moving, intimate and urgent film, that asks: what if the world paid attention before it was too late?
Media reviews
A classic example of urgent, agitprop cinema that succeeds in being not just angry, but art VARIETY
Awards
Best Documentary, Strasbourg International Film Festival (2009)
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