Bananas

Fredrik Gertten
  • Sweden
  • 2009
  • 88min
  • DigiBeta
  • Color
Latin America Now

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?

Director

  • 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-producer
    Final Image(2008) associate producer
    The Leftovers (2008) executive producer
    Milkbar(2007) TV, producer

Credits

  • Director  Fredrik GERTTEN
  • Producer  Margarete Janárd
  • Editor  Jesper Osmund
  • Music  Nathan Larson
  • Sound  Martin Hennel

Production Company

  • Production Company  WG Film

Distributor/World Sales

  • Distributor/World Sales  AUTLOOK FILMS
  • Address  Trappelgasse 4/17 A-1040 Vienna Austria
  • Tel  43 720 346934
  • E-mail  festival@autlookfilms.com