Bananas!* (2009)

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.

Director:

Fredrik Gertten

Stars:

Byron Rosales Romero, Juan J. Dominguez, Duane Miller

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Byron Rosales Romero	...	Himself
Juan J. Dominguez	...	Himself
Duane Miller	...	Himself
Rick McKnight	...	Himself
David Delorenzo	...	Himself
Mercedes Del Carmen Romero	...	Herself

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

worker | sterility | nicaraguan | pesticide | banana | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Crime | Drama | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Sweden Denmark

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

9 October 2009 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Banany!

Company Credits

Production Co:

WG Film,Magic Hour Films ApS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min 87 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color Color (HD)

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011)

User Reviews

An Interesting Look at the Banana Industry

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.

The film was criticized by Dole for containing "patent falsehoods". Following an attempted lawsuit and attempt to block the film, the lawsuit never went through and the film was shown -- even debuting at the Swedish parliament! Further, an investigation of misconduct against Dominguez found nothing. Vindicated? I think so.

While this is not the great documentary about South American workers trying to win judgments from American companies, it is important to see the pattern and the slow, steady rise of social justice. Between this and "The Coca Cola Case", it makes for a good double feature on what can be done.