The Dark Side Of Chocolate Analysis

The documentary is successful. It should be considered important element for educating chocolate lovers. In the final scene message is clear that consumers should be outraged at unethical sourcing of cocoa. The documentary uses image of Africa and Africans in order to interest for bringing changes. Mistrati allows actors to reflect complexity. General Secretary of Malian who could have been the hero ensures young girl for crossing border for work. He is shown weeping for the fate of these children. The audience thinks that economic and social issues create child labor. It conveys the message that children should be at school not at work. They should not be unpaid for labor. Chocolate manufacturers should be held responsible for conditions under which cocoa is produced. It allows us to be a part of

In his film he depicts how a bus driver in Sikasso sold slave laborers. Many children feel scared to go back to homes without wages. Filmmakers discovered the truth while going undercover. Two filmmakers were shown in the movie going towards country of Mali, a country where children were being smuggled and transported towards Ivory Coast. They were investigating child labor and its effects on chocolate industry. This social documentary starts in Cologne Germany where vendors told Mistrati that chocolate is imported from Africa. Due to their detective work they found that people in Mali were kidnapping and trafficking children. Afterwards they were sold to plantations. Ten to fifteen years children were physically abused and were forced to do hard labor but they were given poor wages. Major companies promised that they will not harvest cocoa beans through child workers but Harkin Engel protocol declared child labor illegal. But filmmaker’s investigation proved continuation of those practices on cocoa