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The Coca-Cola Case
20091 h 25 min 49 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Germán GutiérrezCarmen Garcia
Production: Carmen Garcia (Argus Films Inc.)Yves Bisaillon (National Film Board of Canada)Johanne Bergeron
Script: Carmen Garcia
Produced by Argus Films inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.
For decades, Colombia has ranked first among countries in the number of social leaders assassinated. From 2002 to 2009, more than 470 leaders were killed by paramilitary militias in the pay of companies ready to do anything to crush the unions. Among these unscrupulous corporate brands were bottling plants of Coca-Cola company products.
These unpunished crimes spur U.S. activists Dan Kovalik, Terry Collingsworth and Ray Rogers into an ambitious crusade against the soft drink giant, accusing them of turning a blind eye to the misdeeds brought to their attention. By following the relentless efforts of this unshakeable trio, The Coca-Cola Case takes us on a fascinating legal road-movie, against a backdrop of denunciation campaigns claiming: Stop Killer Coke!
After five years of struggle, will Coca-Cola yield in the end? And on the verge of a settlement, what will the victims choose—cash, or power and integrity?
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Subject categories
- Law and Crime > Corporate Crime and Liability
- Developing Countries > Economic and Industrial DevelopmentOccupations and WorkSouth AmericaWorking Life
- Industry and Commerce > Foreign CountriesManufacturing IndustriesWork and Labour Relations
- Work and Labour Relations > Labour RelationsUnionization and the Labour MovementWorking Conditions
- History and Citizenship Education > Civil Rights and Freedoms
- Media Education > Documentary Film
- Social Studies > Economics
Credits
- original idea
- Germán Gutiérrez
- research
- Germán Gutiérrez
- script
- Carmen Garcia
- field director
- Germán Gutiérrez
- Carmen Garcia
- director of photography
- Germán Gutiérrez
- sound recording
- Germán Gutiérrez
- picture editing
- Elric Robichon
- picture editing - collaboration
- Carmen Garcia
- original music score
- Olivier Alary
- sound design
- François Senneville
- dialogue editing
- Stan Sakell
- sound mix
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- online editing
- Yannick Carrier
- computer graphics
- Elric Robichon
- production manager
- Salvadora Garcia
- coordinator
- Salvadora Garcia
- accountant
- Salvadora Garcia
- assistant director
- Ricardo Restrepo
- additional photography
- Gary Griffin
- Ricardo Restrepo
- additional sound recording
- Susan Bryant
- Edwin R. Angulo
- René Portillo
- additional editing
- Howard Goldberg
- Fernando Lopez Escriva
- additional research
- Salvadora Garcia
- archives research
- Nancy Marcotte
- music collaboration
- Johannes Malfatti
- orchestration
- Johannes Malfatti
- music recording
- David Bryant
- music mix
- Olivier Alary
- Johannes Malfatti
- musician
- Sheila Hannigan
- Jean René
- Stéphane Allard
- Céline Arcand
- François Larouche
- Yannick Chênevert
- René Gosselin
- Olivier Alary
- Johannes Malfatti
- Denis Plante
- Bertil Schulrabe
- technical coordinator
- Richard Cliche
- translation
- Robert Gray
- subtitles
- Robert Gray
- technical support
- Danielle Raymond
- Isabelle Painchaud
- Martine Forget
- Pierre Dupont
- Amélie Bolduc
- titles
- Philippe Raymond
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- credits
- Philippe Raymond
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- legal advisor
- Remy Khouzam
- marketing officer
- Julie Armstrong-Boileau
- Jenny Thibault
- marketing officer - assistance
- Solen Labrie Trépanier
- administrator
- Denise DesLauriers
- Manon Provencher
- production coordinator
- Hélène Regimbal
- Mirabelle Bélanger
- administrative team
- Dominique Brunet
- Lise Lévesque
- associate producer
- Maryse Chapdelaine
- producer
- Carmen Garcia
- Yves Bisaillon
- Johanne Bergeron
- executive producer
- Carmen Garcia
- Yves Bisaillon
Awards
- Special Mention- DocumentaryInternational Environment Film Festival / FIFE