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2006

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An in-depth look at the injustices in the global trade of coffee from Africa. Read more

Starring	Tadesse Meskela, Ernesto Illy
Director	Marc Francis, Nick Francis
Genres	Documentary

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Black Gold

An in-depth look at the injustices in the global trade of coffee from Africa.

Starring	Tadesse Meskela, Ernesto Illy
Director	Marc Francis, Nick Francis
Studio	DOGWOOF PICTURES
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 18 mins
Certificate
Genres	Documentary
Language	DVD: Amharic, Italian, English
Released	Production year: 2006 To Rent: DVD: 22 Oct 2007

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- BLACK GOLD adroitly segues between scenes of poor agricultural workers sorting through coffee beans and high-end coffee tasting competitions and exhibitions of brewing machines
- 179099
- - New York Times
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:31
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  Wake up and smell the coffee
  
  Although a documentary, Black Gold is as gripping as a thriller. It lifts the lid on something that we take for granted – a cup of coffee. It’s not ... read more »
  
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  - Ni Miller
  - London, England
  - 07 Jun 2007 at 18:54
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  Not all aid is the same
  
  This is a great, important film, but the section on aid would mislead some, as it is the form of aid that is the problem, not that it is given as such. Aid did ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Jun 2011 at 21:42
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  Failed story of the little man vs the machine
  
  Engaging documentary on the struggle of the poor coffee farmer contrasted with the cockiness of the Barista and the wealth of the Latte drinker. This is ... read more »
  
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- - HowieP
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  - London
  - 13 Mar 2011 at 01:43
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  The west still getting away with it.
  
  Great eye opener to anyone new to this type of documentary. Makes me livid. We pillage resources from third world countries and appease our guilt by sending the... read more »
  
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- - NeilSwift
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- 04 Jun 2007
Sales of coffee have gone through the roof over the last 15 years (if Wikipedia is to be believed, Starbucks alone posted revenues of $7.786 billion in 2006). According to Nick and Marc Francis's film, coffee is the second most heavily traded commodity on the New York stock exchange. And it grows on trees! You might think this added up to good news for the Ethiopians, after all, they grow some of the highest caliber beans on the planet. Coffee accounts for something like 15 million jobs and 60 Read more
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