Bananas

The documentary 'Bananas' is about a group of Nicaraguan banana pickers who sued the multinational company Dole, because they've become sterile due to Doles use of the pesticide DBCP.

Earlier this year, Dole sued the documentary filmmaker, Fredrik Gertten, in an attempt to stop the documentary. However, Dole has now withdrawn their application after being pressured by a group of Swedish parliament members, with regards to freedom of expression.

I did not yet see the documentary myself, but film critics receive it with mixed feelings. Perhaps because of the expectations they might have on a documentary that Dole tried to stop.

Svenska Dagbladet's reviewer accuses Fredrik Gertten of focusing too much on the lawyer who runs the legal process on behalf of the Nicaraguan banana prickers.

However, I think that it is the filmmaker's right to determine what his film should contain - not the film critics.

Below you can see the trailer from the documentary.



Cheers!