Bananas!*
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| Directed by | Fredrik Gertten |
| Produced by | Lars Bildt Jade Fox Fredrik Gertten Marta Clarissa Hernandez Margarete Jangård Lise Lense-Møller Bart Simpson |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Nathan Larson |
| Cinematography | Joseph Aguirre Frank Pineda |
| Edited by | Jesper Osmund |
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| Distributed by | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Language | English |
Bananas!* is a 2009 Swedish documentary directed by Fredrik Gertten about a conflict between the Dole Food Company and banana plantation workers in Nicaragua over alleged cases of sterility caused by the pesticide DBCP.
The film was criticized by Dole for containing "patent falsehoods". After a screening at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2009, Gertten was sued for defamation by Dole on 8 July. The lawsuit was preceded by threats of legal action from Dole aimed against the LA Film Festival, which resulted in sponsors pulling support and the film being removed from competition. Dole dropped their lawsuit against Fredrik Gertten and Bananas!* on 15 October 2009.
In September 2009, the Swedish parliament members Mats Johansson (M) and Luciano Astudillo (S) took the initiative of displaying the movie in the Parliament of Sweden, this being its premiere in Sweden.[1]
In late 2010 a court in Los Angeles decided in favor of the movie crew, making it possible to release the film in the USA.[2] A judge awarded the filmmakers nearly $200,000 in fees and costs.[3]
In 2011, Gertten directed the film Big Boys Gone Bananas!* about how the company was sued by Dole.[4]
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Cast
- Byron Rosales Romero as Himself
- Juan J. Dominguez as Himself
- Duane Miller as Himself
- Rick McKnight as Himself
- David Delorenzo as Himself
- Mercedes Del Carmen Romero as Herself
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bananas!*. |
- Official website
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Bananas!* at IMDb
- Bananas!* at the Swedish Film Institute Database
- Bananas!* at Rotten Tomatoes
- News
- Dole sues 'Bananas!' filmmaker, alleges defamation, Yahoo News. 9 July 2009.
- Dole Sues Bananas! Filmmaker, Businessweek. 9 July 2009.
- Dole sues "Bananas" documentary maker, Reuters. 8 July 2009.
- (Swedish) Bananjätte stämmer svensk filmare, Dagens Nyheter. 9 July 2009.
- (Swedish) Dole drar tillbaka stämningen mot "Bananas!*", Dagens Nyheter. 15 October 2009.
