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Big Boys Gone Bananas!*

  • 2011
  • 1h 30m
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Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011)
The true story about a Swedish filmmaker and a banana corporation. Dirty tricks, lawsuits, manipulation and the price of free speech. DOLE attacked the WG Film production BANANAS!*, May 2009. A very expensive and exhausting journey started. This is the behind-the-scenes story. Freedom of speech under att
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Dole Food Company wages a campaign to prevent a pair of Swedish film-makers from showing their documentary about a lawsuit against the company.Dole Food Company wages a campaign to prevent a pair of Swedish film-makers from showing their documentary about a lawsuit against the company.Dole Food Company wages a campaign to prevent a pair of Swedish film-makers from showing their documentary about a lawsuit against the company.

  • Director
    • Fredrik Gertten
  • Stars
    • Fredrik Gertten
    • Alex Rivera
    • Alfonso Allende
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    1.1K
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    • Director
      • Fredrik Gertten
    • Stars
      • Fredrik Gertten
      • Alex Rivera
      • Alfonso Allende
    • 4User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Alex Rivera
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    Alfonso Allende
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    Arvid Jurjaks
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    Bart Simpson
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    Bernt Hermele
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    Charlotte Lundgren
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    Dan Koeppel
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    David Magdael
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    Dawn Hudson
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    Jesper Osmund
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    Juan J. Dominguez
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    Ken Silverstein
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    Lars Åström
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    Lincoln Bandlow
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    Luciano Astudillo
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    Margarete Jangård
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    Mats Johansson
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    • Director
      • Fredrik Gertten
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    • Trivia
      One World Film Festival 2012 winner of the Rudolf Vrba Award and the Bageterie Boulevard Audience Award.
    • Connections
      Features Bananas!* (2009)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 24, 2012 (Sweden)
    • Countries of origin
      • Sweden
      • Denmark
      • Germany
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Большие парни теряют Бананы!*
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Doc Society
      • WG Film
      • Sveriges Television (SVT)
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,175
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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