Bananas!*

Director Fredrik Gertten, WG Film/ Sweden, 2009, 88’

Huan Accidente Dominguez, a lawyer of Cuban origin in America, is working on the most meaningful case of his career, representing banana plantation workers from Nicaragua. They’re accusing the Dole Food Company of using banned toxic pesticides on their banana plantations in Latin America, causing infertility in the workers. Can a small law firm take on a multi-billion dollar corporation?

The trial is still in process. The last official news on June 23rd of this year was that the court has allowed Dole Food to postpone their defence speech for a second time.

Film trailer: http://www.bananasthemovie.com/