Reviews
| Quote | Source/Author |
|---|---|
| “EXCELLENT - angry, good-humoured and essential.” | OBSERVER (Philip French) |
| “Hauntingly human by exploring the plight of Ethiopian coffee farmers whose appalling poverty is laid at the door of a few multinationals and us uninformed consumers” | THE MAIL ON SUNDAY (Angie Errigo) |
| “Black Gold is galvanising audiences wherever it plays” | OBSERVER (David Smith) |
| “everyone should see it” | DAILY MIRROR |
| “STIMULATING - Black Gold has roused sufficient outrage to frighten some of the biggest coffee corporations into justifying their buying practices” | SUNDAY HERALD (Adam Forrest) |
| “Riveting and jaw-dropping..” | LA TIMES (Carina Chocano) |
| “Remarkable - A moving but scandalous story. Black Gold has extraordinary power” | DAILY TELEGRAPH (David Gritten) |
| “Visually ravishing... The Francises are aces behind the camera” | VARIETY (Robert Koehler) |
| “provocative and well made” | SIGHT AND SOUND (Geoffrey Macnab) |
| “chilling” | TOTAL FILM (Jamie Russell) |
| “Scathing, Vivid and Galvanising” | TIME OUT New York (Mark Holcomb) |
| “Starbucks has gone on a charm offensive telling its customers 'you can feel good about drinking Starbucks coffee' ” | THE GUARDIAN (Ashley Seager) |
| “Poetic and hard-hitting critique of the global coffee industry... Beautifully shot and edited” | WASHINGTON POST (Ann Hornaday) |
| “It threatens to... shock consumers into thinking again about what they are buying... Starbucks is now spearheading a public relations counter-attack” | THE TIMES (Ben Hoyle) |
| “MESMERIZING... a cup of coffee from the corner shop might perk up one's afternoon, but possibly so on the backs of starving families a world away.” | THE SEATTLE TIMES (Tom Keogh) |
| “Black Gold tells an unresolved modern version of the age-old David and Goliath story” | NEW YORK TIMES (Stephen Holden) |
| “After watching Nick and Marc Francis' film Black Gold, you might want to add an extra shot of conscience to your cup.” | LONDON EVENING STANDARD (Alastair Mckay) |
| “Compelling... it'll make you think deeply about what's going into that cup.” | GLOBE AND MAIL (Jason McBride) |
| “a mature and moving piece of work..” | FILM REVIEW (James Mottram) |
| “a film that shuns froth for plain facts...a galvanising wake-up call” | DAZED AND CONFUSED (Hannah Lack) |
| “...this highly informative documentary by British brothers Marc and Nick Francis is a model of patient storytelling.” | VILLAGE VOICE (Rob Nelson) |
| “Guaranteed to make you think twice about what you're paying for what you're drinking.” | CHICAGO TRIBUNE (Michael Phillips) |
| “ 'Blood Diamond' and 'Black Gold' are just the latest in a recent glut of movies dealing with the supply chain.” | WASHINGTON POST (Ann Hornaday) |
| “Black Gold is the latest in a growing genre of documentary films shaking up the business world.” | INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE (Associated Press) |
| “the filmmakers have done their homework and the film is compelling.” | Exclaim (Alan Tong) |
| “You will need to watch Marc and Nick Francis's remarkable Black Gold, one of the strongest documentaries I've seen...” | The Nation (Stuart Klawans) |
| “fascinating.” | San Francisco Chronicle (Delfin Vigil) |
| “As bracing as a double espresso” | Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere) |
| “Gorgeously-shot... Black Gold shows that improving human rights can sometimes be as simple as paying more for your morning coffee.” | Film Critic (Chris Barsanti) |
| “Compelling, beautifully shot feature-length debut” | Premiere Jessica Letkemann |
| “Black Gold looks at the dark world of coffee” | CNN - Quicktime Video (Richard Roth) |
