Bananas!

20091 h 20 minFilm: Documentary

Direction: Fredrik Gertten

Production: Margarete JangardLise Lense-MollerBart Simpson

Co-produced by WG Films and Magic Hour Films.

This title is an acquisition.

Personal injury lawyer Juan "Accidentes" Dominguez stands in the shadow of his mightiest opponent yet. Representing twelve Nicaraguan banana labourers, he is suing Dole, the world's largest agricultural producer, for allegedly exposing thousands of field workers to a banned pesticide known to cause sterility. Faced with a gruelling uphill battle, can Dominguez beat the odds and bring this modern day Goliath to justice? Filmmaker Fredrik Gertten blows the lid off the dark side of our globalized food economy in Bananas!*, a gripping account of one man's crusade against corporate corruption that exposes the true cost of the bananas we consume.

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Subject categories


  • Law and Crime > Corporate Crime and Liability
  • Work and Labour Relations > Labour RelationsWorking Conditions

Credits


director
Fredrik Gertten
producer
Margarete Jangard
Lise Lense-Moller
Bart Simpson