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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 Read More..

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Description	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.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. A judge awarded the filmmakers nearly $200,000 in fees and costs. Dole Food hit with fees for suing directors of banana plantation documentaryIn 2011, Gertten directed the film Big Boys Gone Bananas!* about how the company was sued by Dole.
Description	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.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. A judge awarded the filmmakers nearly $200,000 in fees and costs. Dole Food hit with fees for suing directors of banana plantation documentaryIn 2011, Gertten directed the film Big Boys Gone Bananas!* about how the company was sued by Dole.

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Director	Fredrik Gertten
Director
Story
Story
Screenplay
Screenplay
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Writer
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Based on
Cinematography	Joseph Aguirre,Frank Pineda
Cinematography
Editing	Jesper Osmund
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Starring	See below
Starring
Music	Nathan Larson
Music
Runtime	87 minutes
Runtime
Country	Sweden
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Language	English
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Producer	Lars Bildt , Jade Fox , Fredrik Gertten , Marta Clarissa Hernandez , Margarete Jangård , Lise Lense-Møller , Bart Simpson
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Studio	novemberfilm
Studio
Distributor	Oscilloscope Laboratories
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Released	df=y/2009/6/20
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