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The Drilling Fields


The Drilling Fields

The Drilling Fields (1994)

This documentary first aired in Britain in May 1994 during the height of the Ogoni conflict in which a small Nigerian minority, the Ogoni, rose up against the oppression and exploitation perpetrated by Shell in their collaboration with the Nigerian military government and powerful Western economic interests. The peaceful Ogoni protests were violently ended by the military government in 1995 with the unlawful hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a writer, journalist and activist for the Ogoni people. Saro-Wiwa succeeded in reaching out to the international community to put pressure on those holding the Ogoni hostage. In the end, he may not have achieved all the goals set out by the Ogoni, but he drew attention to social grievances which were falsely believed to be exclusive to the colonial era.

Director: Glenn Ellis

Release Date: 1994-05-23
Status: Released
Run time: 50 min / 0:50
Production Country: Nigeria

IMDB


Casts

Ken Saro-Wiwa
as Self
Michael Kitchen
as Voice-over

Crew

Directing Glenn Ellis Director
Writing Kay Bishop Writer

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