Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:39AM - By Mali Elfman
A while ago we told you about Fredrik Gertten, the Swedish filmmaker who is being attacked by Dole for his film, Bananas!. Although there was a permanent injunction placed on screening the film, Gertten managed to have the film screened twice at the LA Film Festival and for those of us who missed it, they have now released a trailer for the film that Dole does not want you to see.
Check out the trailer and more on the case below…
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Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:48PM - By Kara Stanford-Jones
Dole is suing Fredrik Gertten, a Swedish filmmaker, for defamation regarding his film, Bananas! There was a permanent injunction placed on screening the film, but Gertten ignored it and screened the film twice at the LA Film Festival.
The film documents the case of Nicaraguan plantation workers who sued Dole claiming they became sterile from the pesticide DBCP that was used on the plantations during the 70′s. After completion of the documentary, it was proven that the claims of the workers, and their lawyers, were fraudulent, and the workers never actually worked on the plantation. The lawyer for the Nicaraguans, and the main character in the film, Juan J. Dominguez, created the case to extort money out of Dole. Even though the film was based upon a fraudulent case, Gertten still wants to show and distribute the film. Gertten stated about the film…
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