Jan 09, 2015 hollywood and nollywood the prolific, still exportresistant nigerian film industry dont so much meet as exchange business cards in black november, an impassioned but inert social. Released january 9th, 2015, black november stars mbong odungide, enyinna nwigwe, hakeem kaekazim, anne heche the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100. Movie black november was excellent but did not speak to the nigerian presidential. Struggle for the niger delta is a 2012 nigerian action drama film starring an ensemble cast that includes hakeem kaekazim, mickey rourke, kim basinger, fred amata, sarah wayne callies, nse ikpe etim, oc ukeje, vivica fox, anne heche, persia white, akon, wyclef jean and mbong amata. Struggle for the niger delta is a 2012 nigerian action drama film starring an ensemble cast that includes hakeem kaekazim, mickey rourke. Niger delta the black gold film, mbong amata for a. Inspired by true events, black november is the gripping story of how a community rises up and takes drastic measures to make sure their voices are heard. Black november brings niger delta turmoil to the big screen cnn. This part of the atlantic ocean is called the gulf. One local niger delta communitys struggle against their own government and a multinational oil corporation who has plundered their land and destroyed the environment. Who are the niger delta avengers, nigerias new oil militants. The area is the worlds thirdlargest wetland but decades of oil drilling had turned it into one of the most oilpolluted places on earth. Confidentialalso has sarah wayne callies from the walking dead, akon, wyclef jean and vivica a.
Yet, a powerful international oil company seems to have no interest in helping a local community. Black november, a bloodforoil drama directed by jeta amata, with a mix of nigerian and american actors, opens with a hostage. An impressive roster of american film stars, including mickey rourke, kim basinger, vivica foxx, michael madsen and tom sizemore, as well as musicians akon and wyclef jean, is joined by famous nigerian actors hakeem kaekazim and. Dramatization of oil companies exploitation nigeria was reedited after. Black november is a drama about nigerias nigerdelta region. Rebels kidnap an american oil exec, as a nigerian community wages war against corrupt leaders and the big corporation that are destroying their land. Black november, a bloodforoil drama directed by jeta amata, follows a nigerian.
When is a foreign film too foreign for western audiences. The film is weighing into the 50year history of western exploitation of the regions oil resources, local collusion and violent resistance to it. This is a terribly directed and written film about a very important issue. Get the indie focus newsletter, mark olsens weekly guide to the world of cinema. The film is based on facts and named after the month when activist ken sarowiwa was executed in 1995. Black november interview with sarah wayne callies exclusive.
Black november on dvd 625828639104 from peace arch entertainment. Watch black november 2012 full movie free online streaming. Its a movie by jeta amata with a list hollywood actors like mickey rourke dexter, kim basinger l. Niger river simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nollywood director jeta amatas latest movie black november tells of the oil struggle in nigerias niger delta. The movie black november depicted the pains of the niger delta people first hand. Black november brings niger delta turmoil to the big. Miss big bold and elegant,niger delta home facebook. Blackgoldstruggleforthenigerdelta600x405, black is for hardwork, gold is for rewarda.
Shirtless akon, wyclef on set jeta amatas new movie. Cam gigandet stars as the leader of a dirty dozen band of military prisoners who must fight off a terrorist attack on the remote black site prison where theyre being held, which, unknown to. Apr 04, 20 spotlight on niger delta black november is a drama about nigerias niger delta region a part of nigeria still struggling to overcome a past history of rebel violence. The issue is how oil companies, mainly shell oil, have operated in nigeria, and how nigerian government corruption allowed that to happen, while shell oil took advantage of a situation. Pipeline attacks had become common during the insurgency in the niger delta, but ended after the government on june 26, 2009, announced that it would grant amnesty and an unconditional pardon to militants in the niger delta which would last for 60 days beginning on august 6, 2009, ending october 4, 2009. Written and directed by a young nigerian, jeta amata, black november is not perfect, but its good. A new militant group calling itself the niger delta avengers is wreaking havoc in nigerias oilproducing region. Rent black november 2015 starring mickey rourke and kim basinger on dvd and bluray. Captain dr idahosa wells okunbo jp, is a model, a case study of success who in his life and business experiences has traversed the land, sea and the air. The niger river is the main river of western africa. Jan 09, 2015 sarah wayne callies talks about the arduous road to the silver screen for the drama black november, in theaters and on vod january 9th. Not to be confused with black gold 2011 qatari film.
One poor nigerian community finds its land being suddenly targeted for oil exploration and exploitation. Pdf nollywood interventions in niger delta oil conflicts. Oil battles corrupt african lands at the premiere of the film black november, he and. Download a fragile and ravaged community in the war to a corrupt government to save his land from destruction caused by drilling and excessive oil spills. With mbong amata, enyinna nwigwe, hakeem kaekazim, anne heche. Black site delta 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. After studying in america, 21yearold ebiere mbong amata returns home to her niger delta community just in time to witness a horrific oilcompany accident in which most of her family perishes. Mar 29, 20 nollywood director jeta amatas latest movie black november tells of the oil struggle in nigerias niger delta. Inspired by true events, an oilrich nigerian community wages war against an oil corporation to protect their land from being destroyed.
Nollywood filmmaker jeta amatas black november dramatizes the. Rent black november 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Black november brings niger delta turmoil to the big screen. Black november is set in the niger delta in a community of four different ethnic groups.
Niger delta the black gold film is a new movie by jeta amata concepts,rockcity entertainments,wells entertainment,starkid inc. It has a crescent shape and it goes through guinea, mali, niger, on the border with benin and then through nigeria. Staring mbong amata, hakeem kaekazim, sarah wayne callies and akon. But as the movie depicts, nigeria was prohibited from refining its own oil. I was born in the oil rich city of warri, a place around the size of beverly hills. Hollywood and nollywood the prolific, still exportresistant nigerian film industry dont so much meet as exchange business cards in black november, an impassioned but inert social. A scene from black november, a film about corruption and protests in the oilrich niger delta. A look back at november 8, 2016, the day donald trump was elected president of the united states. Black november delves into an african oil disaster the new york. And if you want to tell the story, you want the world to see it. One local niger delta communitys struggle against their own government and a. The scifi movies on netflix you really shouldnt miss.
Smoke billows from a refinery in port harcourt, southern nigeria, september 16, 2015. It also stars kim basinger, mickey rourke and anne heche. Black november 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Black november 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. Read the black november movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Black widow was originally scheduled to be released on may 1st.
Black november tells the story of the niger delta communitys struggle against their own government and a multinational oil corporation. Black november struggle for the niger delta trailer. It premiered at washington dcs kennedy center in may, with a cinema release planned for the autumn. Now retitled black november a reference to the month of activist ken sarowiwas execution in 1995. A volatile, ravaged community wages war against a corrupt government to protect their land from being destroyed by excessive oil drilling and spills. Oil battles corrupt african lands at the premiere of the film black november, he and wyclef jean told us why the niger delta crisis matters. After studying in america, 21yearold ebiere mbong amata returns home to her niger delta community just in time to witness a horrific oilcompany accident. The film is based on facts and named after the month when activist ken saro wiwa was executed in 1995. Black widow follows new mutants, mulan, and antlers, which disney delayed last week. Finally, it reaches the sea at a large delta, called the niger delta of the oil rivers. Jan 10, 2015 black november is set in the niger delta in a community of four different ethnic groups.
And it stars akon, wyclef jean alongside enyinna nwigwe, fred amata, nse ikpeetim, oc ukeje. Raising awareness about the niger delta for the past 50 years, there have been about 300 oil spills every year in the niger delta. Black november is fiction based on actual events of the struggle of the niger delta community against their government and a multinational oil corporation to save their environment from being. Black november delves into an african oil disaster the.
Id blamed my own people, the niger delta people, for part of the crisis. Black november is an action drama partially based on a truelife event. See where the niger delta is located as the militants danced, they displayed their latest hostages. Sarah wayne callies talks about the arduous road to the silver screen for the drama black november, in theaters and on vod january 9th. Apr 14, 20 for his latest film, black november, amata broke new ground working with both hollywood and nollywood talent. Black november 2015 the members of a niger delta community wage a war against their corrupt government and an international oil corporation to save their land from being destroyed by excessive.