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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.
Swedish cover
Picture: PAL 16:9 Widescreen
Sound: 5.1 Sorround
Genre: Documentary
Original title: BANANAS!*
Length: 87 min + 38 min (SPECIAL 2-DISC EDITION)
Language: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English
Region: 2
Release: 2009
Director: Fredrik Gertten
Company: WG Film
Extra material:
Trailer
Interview with Fredrik Gertten live from Swedish cinemas, 20 min (On swedish)
"Pictures from a banana plantation", 13 min