The true story about a swedish filmmaker, a banana corporation, dirty. Back in 2009, swedish director fredrik gertten s documentary, bananas which detailed a lawsuit against dole for allegedly using banned pesticides on a nicaraguan plantation, causing sterility in. Employees in nicaragua want the world to know about the problem they are facing with pesticides that are being used in the products. One third of the production price of the average banana is used simply to cover the cost of pesticides1. Time to go west, to my very first sundance film festival. Join facebook to connect with fredrik gertten and others you may know. Focusing on a landmark and highly controversial legal case pitting a dozen nicaraguan banana plantation workers against dole food corporation, bananas. The true story about a swedish filmmaker, a banana corporation, dirty tricks, lawsuits, manipulation and the price of free speech.
Dec 15, 2015 in the suspenseful documentary bananas. Nowadays, he combines filmmaking with his role as a creative producer. Dec 15, 2015 swedish filmmaker fredrik gertten s experienced this recently. What is a big corporation capable of in order to protect its brand. Rupert everett, novelist deborah levy, and big boys go. People all over the world are moving towards a new system. This documentary from filmmaker fredrik gertten observes the legal experiences of 12 workers on a banana plantation in nicaragua, who hire cubanamerican attorney juan dominguez for representation in their classaction lawsuit against corporate giant dole foods. On behalf of twelve nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling dole food in a groundbreaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Filmmaker fredrik gertten blows the lid off the dark side of our globalized food economy in bananas.
Mar 31, 2017 fredrik gertten is raising funds for big boys gone bananas. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the fredrik gertten directed movie via subscription. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A highdefinition digital download of fredriks previous film bananas.
In april 2009, dole claimed that all but one of eleven plaintiffs in two upcoming dbcp cases against dole had never worked on banana plantations and that the plaintiffs were paid and coached by their attorneys. Nowadays, he combines filmmaking with his role as a. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Fredrik gertten skildrar processen mellan bananindustrin och dess offer. Directed by fredrik gertten, swedens preeminent documentarian and investigative journalist, bananas. Sverige, danmark, usa mfl, 2009, fredrik gertten, 87 minuter. First, a film about banana workers saying dole had made them infertile. Juan accidentes dominguez is on his biggest case ever. Fredrik gertten starring byron rosales romero, juan j. Fredrik gertten is raising funds for big boys gone bananas. Fredrik is a filmmaker and director based in malmo who started wg film in 1994 together with lars westman.
In 1994, he founded wg film, a production company based in malmo. The only thing more interesting than doles efforts to get out of admitting wrong doing and paying damages to their workers is the fight they waged, not just against the lawyer, but the swedish film maker, the festival in which it was to be shown, journalists who wanted to report on the case. Lisa aschan, fredrik gertten among latest fund recipients. On november 17, the written ruling was finally on november 17 released. Swedish filmmaker fredrik gertten fell foul of the fruit company dole when he made his 2009 documentary bananas. The film was criticized by dole for containing patent falsehoods. Nov 05, 2018 fredrik gertten is raising funds for bikes vs cars we are many on kickstarter. He is a brother to the documentary filmmaker magnus gertten. In war and love produced by ronnie fridthjof is the first danish film set during the great war and fridthjof films biggest feature project ever, with a dkk 42. The mines of johannesburg, or jozi, have produced a third of all the gold mined in human history. He is a former foreign correspondent and columnist and has worked for radio. Filmen handlar om en grupp nicaraguanska fruktarbetare. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the fredrik gertten directed movie via subscription.
In this film by fredrik gertten and lars westman we see the bridge grow during the course of five. Fredrik gertten published taking off in the blog 20120117 14. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the fredrik gerttendirected movie via. Bikes vs cars we are many by fredrik gertten kickstarter. Frederik gertten encounters south african international. Dole is one of the biggest banana companies in the world, but there is a secret that they have been keeping.
Director fredrik gertten follows dominguez as he takes on corporate giants dole food and dow chemical on behalf of 10,000 banana workers made ill by a pesticide used in nicaraguan plantations years after it was banned in the states. In 2017, he was appointed as an honorary doctor at malmo university. The presentation is a true story about the tragic banana harvest workers continued suffering. Swedish filmmaker fredrik gerttens experienced this recently. His latest works becoming zlatan 2016, bikes vs cars 2015, big boys gone bananas. On november 17, the written ruling was finally released. Fredrik gertten, alex rivera, alfonso allende tagline. The swedish film institute peter piodor gustavsson, the danish film institute miriam. One third of the production price of the average banana is used simply to cover the.
The pesticides are causing sterility and a young lawyer is. Upon the release of gerttens blockbuster documentary bananas. Rent fredrik gertten movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Fredrik gertten is raising funds for bikes vs cars we are many on kickstarter. Dole food company wages a campaign to prevent a pair of swedish filmmakers from showing their documentary about a lawsuit against the company. Upon the release of gertten s blockbuster documentary bananas. Doles corporate greed with fredrik gertten of big boys gone. Central to both the film and the case is juan accidentes. May 01, 2012 in 2009, fredrik gertten s documentary, bananas. To find out how dole tried to censor this film watch. It is the story of humble people taken advantage of for sake of profit in the harvesting of bananas for the dole international company.
Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it. Fairtrade certified bananas help to correct these pressing social issues by providing stable prices. Rent or download wg film documentaries on vimeo vod. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the. In 1994, fredrik founded the production company wg film.
A discussion with awardwinning director fredrik gertten bananas are the most popular fruit in the world, yet most banana workers continue to face low wages, precarious employment, and hazardous working conditions. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. One third of the production price of the average banana is used simply to cover the cost of pesticides. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Swedish filmmaker fredrik gertten s experienced this recently. That film, which dealt with a legal battle against dole by nicaraguan farmers who claimed they had become sterile due to an illegal pesticide. Rent fredrik gertten movies and tv shows on dvd and blu. Fredrik gertten fredrik gertten margarete jangard 2012 swedish filmmaker fredrik gertten is sued by a food company after he shows a scathing documentary. Filmen hade premiar pa sundance och har visats pa bland. In middecember 2008, director fredrik gertten and editor jesper osmund finished editing the cinema version of bananas. Following the release of the film, the banana giant opted to sue gertten, his company and the films producer margarete jangard. Fredrik gertten is an awardwinning swedish director and journalist. Frederik gertten fredrik gertten is an awardwinning swedish director and journalist. Nasta vecka har malmofilmaren fredrik gerttens nya dokumentar big boys gone bananas.
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