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Big Boys Gone Bananas!*

  • 20112011
  • 1h 30m
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7.6/10
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Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011)
The true story about a Swedish filmmaker and a banana corporation. Dirty tricks, lawsuits, manipulation and the price of free speech. DOLE attacked the WG Film production BANANAS!*, May 2009.  A very expensive and exhausting journey started. This is the behind-the-scenes story. Freedom of speech under att
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Dole Food Company wages a campaign to prevent a pair of Swedish film-makers from showing their documentary about a lawsuit against the company.Dole Food Company wages a campaign to prevent a pair of Swedish film-makers from showing their documentary about a lawsuit against the company.Dole Food Company wages a campaign to prevent a pair of Swedish film-makers from showing their documentary about a lawsuit against the company.
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  • Director
    • Fredrik Gertten
  • Stars
    • Fredrik Gertten
    • Alex Rivera
    • Alfonso Allende
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  • Director
    • Fredrik Gertten
  • Stars
    • Fredrik Gertten
    • Alex Rivera
    • Alfonso Allende
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    • 3User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Alex Rivera
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    Arvid Jurjaks
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    Bart Simpson
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    Bernt Hermele
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    Charlotte Lundgren
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    Dan Koeppel
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    David Magdael
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    Dawn Hudson
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    Jesper Osmund
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    Juan J. Dominguez
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    Ken Silverstein
    • Selfas Self
    Lars Åström
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    Lincoln Bandlow
    • Selfas Self
    Luciano Astudillo
    • Selfas Self
    Margarete Jangård
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    • Trivia
      Munich International Documentary Festival 2012 - nominated to DOK. International award.
    • Connections
      Features Bananas!* (2009)

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    8/10
    What's really going on?
    We had this documentary called "Bananas". It was about Nicaraguan workers putting a law-suit on Dole for being poisoned. They won the case. "Bananas" was about that.

    But the director was about to face some problems. The Los Angeles film festival was put under pressure, according to this new documentary, and hardly dared to put "Bananas" on screen. The director not only got a law-suit from Dole, Swedish journalists were put under pressure too. It didn't end with that. Swedish MPs, who were about to see the film, got letters. There were blog campaigns. A big machine started rolling.

    This film is about that and it really is frightening viewing. The most interesting question is however if strong companies try to direct free speech. Is that were neo-liberal economics have lead us? We need to discuss it. Without somebody trying to prevent us.
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    • Release date
      • February 24, 2012 (Sweden)
    • Countries of origin
      • Sweden
      • Denmark
      • Germany
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Большие парни теряют Бананы!*
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • WG Film
      • Sveriges Television (SVT)
      • Film i Skåne
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,175
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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