BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!*

First there was a film about banana workers saying the Dole Food Company had made them infertile. Then Dole attacked the filmmakers. Now it's time for a new film!

IDFA 2011A documentary by (and about) Fredrik Gertten. World Premiere at IDFA, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2011. North American Premiere in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2012. 

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@beata2beata tweeted link to this page. 2012-10-08 00:27:54 +0200
Big Boys Go Bananas is a brilliant documentary. Must see! http://t.co/Z9wEJnkZ Funny and inspirational for all the independent filmmakers
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@macks tweeted link to this page. 2012-10-07 18:11:13 +0200
@achaido Uppföljaren: http://t.co/4eZrROJl
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@kshapiromedia mentioned @bananasmovie link to this page. 2012-10-03 03:46:45 +0200
ok...must watch @bananasmovie (rent or buy online). then stop buying DOLE fruits + veggies stat. #AspenFilmfest http://t.co/QWzuyKVy
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@diggyworks tweeted link to this page. 2012-10-02 21:41:41 +0200
I love a good doc http://t.co/KRGqkRvd
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@johannamkel tweeted link to this page. 2012-10-01 17:35:44 +0200
Watched an interesting documentary earlier today. Crazy dirty manipulating world. http://t.co/syPCvnI2
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@SweetWaterFDN tweeted link to this page. 2012-10-01 17:34:18 +0200
The Milwaukee Film Festival is bringing some of the years best films to the city of Milwaukee from September... http://t.co/Tift5HS2
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@GenevieveBoast tweeted link to this page. 2012-10-01 10:33:18 +0200
Fab film by Frederik Gertten who was sued by Dole for proving their use of dangerous pesticides that cause infertility http://t.co/ukIXOfjC
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@IlkkaPaloniemi tweeted link to this page. 2012-09-30 06:51:23 +0200
just watched Big Boys Goes Bananas, it did not rise my interest to Dole products http://t.co/ps6T9N7z
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@sonjagummerus tweeted link to this page. 2012-09-28 19:06:54 +0200
A revealing documentary on the legal antics and general douchebaggery of the #Dole fruit company http://t.co/bnnSZh2i & http://t.co/o2tbHea3
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@SustainabilityR tweeted link to this page. 2012-09-28 15:55:20 +0200
#Film maker's film on how a previous film proved #Dole were poisoning its workers in Nicuragua http://t.co/t9vdYWHD #bananas // v...
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@harri_lammi tweeted link to this page. 2012-09-27 22:57:17 +0200
Watched Big Boys Gone Bananas!*. It was fascinating to see how big companies fight their media battles. http://t.co/oB0llLr6
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@kroneld tweeted link to this page. 2012-09-27 22:10:22 +0200
A revealing documentary on the legal antics and general douchebaggery of the #Dole fruit company http://t.co/bnnSZh2i & http://t.co/o2tbHea3
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@ tweeted link to this page. 2012-09-24 21:35:14 +0200
and here is the doc itself, mouthful of a title! http://t.co/4AiD3sef
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@kyoGBGwizard tweeted link to this page. 2012-09-23 07:27:57 +0200
FirstAfilmON banana WorkrsSaying DoleMadeThem infertileThen Dole'sattackonTheFilmmakersNowAnotherFilm http://t.co/49XO0EFB via @bananasmovie
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@RachelsNews mentioned @bananasmovie link to this page. 2012-09-23 07:10:54 +0200
FirstAfilmON banana WorkrsSaying DoleMadeThem infertileThen Dole'sattackonTheFilmmakersNowAnotherFilm http://t.co/49XO0EFB via @bananasmovie
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@DawnAnnCurtis tweeted link to this page. 2012-09-21 21:27:44 +0200
An interesting tale of how Dole tried to ban a film about pesticide-poisoned banana pickers in Nicaragua... http://t.co/cXtiQeaC
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@DawnAnnCurtis tweeted link to this page. 2012-09-21 21:18:28 +0200
An interesting tale of how Dole tried to ban film about pesticide-poisoned banana pickers in Nicaragua http://t.co/YZ3mghnb
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@lillomontalto tweeted link to this page. 2012-09-20 13:53:03 +0200
:) @bananasmovie http://t.co/NIe6HTJX #GoodDocumentaries #EyeOpening
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@lillomontalto tweeted link to this page. 2012-09-20 13:51:10 +0200
Pippo dovresti vedere questo documentario, a proposito di Monsanto http://t.co/dZFWK8q0 #dole
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@ABenvolio mentioned @bananasmovie link to this page. 2012-09-19 18:09:02 +0200
:) @bananasmovie http://t.co/NIe6HTJX #GoodDocumentaries #EyeOpening
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The true story about a Swedish filmmaker and a banana corporation. Dirty tricks, lawsuits, manipulation, and the price of free speech.
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