The Dark Side of Chocolate

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Audience Member While the technical aspects of this doc isn't great, the actual content is very important, moving, and horrifying. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Un documental muy revelador que nos descubre la cara oculta del chocolate que consumimos en el primer mundo: el tráfico y esclavismo infantil en África. Con cámaras ocultas y un trabajo de investigación muy extenso, un periodista belga se adentra en los entresijos del mundo del cacao en la Costa de Marfil para demostrar que la esclavitud infantil es una realidad y que empresas tan conocidas como Nestle, Kraft, Cargill y Mars, entre otras, no sólo reúsan hablar del tema, sino que siguen financiando y fomentando esta práctica tan lucrativa para todos los involucrados menos para los niños. Una mirada dura que nos hace reflexionar sobre la injusta relación comercial existente entre los países ricos y los pobres, y sobre la necesidad de comenzar a cambiar hábitos para dejar de financiar empresas tan poco éticas y corruptas con nuestro consumo. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member While the topic is very sad and disturbing, the documentary itself is lacking. The film plays mostly as a series of clips from investigative journalist field work and lacks a strong supporting body of research. As a whole, the movie feels a bit rushed, only featuring brief clips, even including the interviews that were done in relatively safe environments. The tone throughout seems more remorseful than galvanizing, being more of a "this is bad and shouldn't be happening," instead of "this is awful and we need to stop this." Ultimately, The Dark Side of Chocolate comes across more as an elongated public awareness video than a solid, thoroughly researched and well presented documentary. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member This documentary has an important theme. People often talk about the diamond industry, the oil industry etc.. but often people dont talk about the cocoa industry because no one wants to pay a dollar extra in the Global North for their chocolate fix. Chocolate is not produced in the west, however, candy bars, hot chocolate etc.. is sold for about $1 (or less), and a child is forcibly trafficked in order to produce that bar for several years. Its sad how the government is a part of the problem. Overall though, refreshing documentary. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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