Bananas!*
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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. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it?
Status: Released
Released Date: 2009-10-09
Runtime: 87 mins
Director: Fredrik Gertten
Spoken language: Español, English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Bananas!*
Production Companies: Magic Hour Films ApS, WG Film, Oscilloscope
Production Countries: Denmark, Nicaragua, Sweden, United States of America
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