Juan J. Dominguez, Duane Miller, Byron Rosales Romero, Mercedes Del Carmen Romero, Rick McKnight, David Delorenzo (President and CEO of Dole Corporation). Special features: The fight: an interview with director Fredrik Gertten ; Juan Dominguez's television commercials ; Pictures from a banana plantation (short film shot in Nicaragua) ; Q&A with director Gertten at the Swedish premiere ; About bananas (1935) and Journey to banana land (1950) (two archival educational films from Oscilloscope's vault). Originally produced as documentary in 2009.
Summary:
Bananas!* is a courtroom drama that examines the intricacies and injustices of the global politics of food by focusing on a landmark and highly controversial legal case pitting a dozen Nicaraguan banana plantation workers against Dole Food Company over the alleged usage of a banned pesticide that causes sterilization. Central to both the film and the case is Juan "Accidentes" Dominguez, a Los Angeles-based personal injury attorney who is facing the biggest and most challenging case of his career. At stake in this case are the futures of generations of workers and their families as well as the culture of multinational business. If successful, the case could rock the economic foundations of Dole and open U.S. courts to other global victims, representing a new day in international justice.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)726148523
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.