Nigeria, United States · 2012
Rated PG-13 · 1h 35m
Director Jeta Amata
Starring Razaaq Adoti, Sarah Wayne Callies, Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger
Genre Drama, Action, Crime
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A volatile, oil-rich Nigerian community wages war against their corrupt government and a multi-national oil corporation to protect their land from being destroyed by excessive drilling and spills. To seek justice, a rebel organization kidnaps an American oil executive and demands that his corporation end the destruction and pollution. 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.
Village Voice by Amy Nicholson
Oddly, that extra star power makes Black November look cheap. It's threadbare for an action flick... The story Amata wants to tell is much simpler, and he might have been more successful sticking to his own guns and staying with his sturdy, empathetic heroine.
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Despite its laudable intentions and important social message, Black November is far too ineffective to have the desired impact.
Los Angeles Times by Martin Tsai
There's little going on in the final product other than good intentions, as Jeta Amata always seems overreaching for the right buttons to push.
As well-intentioned as it is thoroughly inept, Black November would be a serious contender for year-end worst lists if it weren’t so painfully noble and sincere.
The New York Times by Nicolas Rapold
There’s a go-for-broke vigor to the way Mr. Amata cuts to the conflict in most scenes, but the heavy-handedness across the board imposes some significant limitations. Mr. Amata, though, pulls no punches with his ending.
While it is laudable that Oscar winner Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Vivica A. Fox and Anne Heche lent their support to writer-director Jeta Amata’s film, the help he really needed was from screenwriters. Clunky lines, broadly drawn characters, arch situations, from start to finish, Black November is an uphill battle against the urge to roll your eyes.
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