Juan “Accidentes” Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it?
In the suspenseful documentary BANANAS!*, filmmaker Fredrik Gertten sheds new light on the global politics of food.
The BANANAS!* DVD is now available in Scandinavia.
UK and US release will follow in 2010.
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(link to the WG Film shop)
BANANAS!*
Price: 17 Euro
Picture: PAL 16:9 Widescreen
Sound: 5.1 Surround
Length: 87 min + 38 min bonus material
Language: English, Spanish
Subtitles: Swedish, Danish, Finish
Region: 2
Cover: Swedish
Bonus material:
- Interview with Fredrik Gertten from Spegeln cinema, Malmö (in Swedish).
- "Pictures from a banana plantation", 13 min.
All BANANAS!* merchandise is handled by the WG Film Shop. The shop is located in Malmö, Sweden and supports payments via credit card and PayPal. Thank you for supporting BANANAS!*
You can also buy posters and T-shirts in the BANANAS!* shop »