Bananas
Fredrik Gertten
- Sweden
- 2009
- 88min
- DigiBeta
- color
Synopsis
The world's biggest fruit company is on trial in the USA for poisoning its workers! A small US law firm is representing Nicaraguan plantation workers who are all infertile because of the toxic pesticides the corporation used on its banana plantations. Does a small law firm stand a chance against the power of a multi-billion dollar corporation? And will you ever eat bananas again after watching this revealing and suspenseful film?
Review
Director
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Fredrik Gertten
Frederik Gertten speaks fluent Spanish and has worked as a journalist in Nicaragua in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Bananas (2009) Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2008) co-producerFinal Image(2008) associate producerThe Leftovers (2008) executive producerMilkbar(2007) TV, producer
Credit
- ProducerMargarete Janárd
- Editor Jesper Osmund
- Music Nathan Larson
- Sound Martin Hennel
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