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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@chrisfrazer3 tweeted link to this page. 2012-08-17 23:39:48 +0200
i have listened to the Kim Hill interview this morning on the Dole banana company and one courageous film maker's... http://t.co/Ux0GflJG
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@FredrikGertten tweeted link to this page. 2012-08-17 09:30:22 +0200
Swedish filmmaker @FredrikGertten took on the world's biggest banana co and won - Kim Hill interview tomorrow at 8.15. http://t.co/iul5PGNw
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@KirkSerpes tweeted link to this page. 2012-08-17 06:53:03 +0200
Swedish filmmaker @FredrikGertten took on the world's biggest banana co and won - Kim Hill interview tomorrow at 8.15. http://t.co/iul5PGNw
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@oxfamnz mentioned @FredrikGertten link to this page. 2012-08-17 06:50:15 +0200
Swedish filmmaker @FredrikGertten took on the world's biggest banana co and won - Kim Hill interview tomorrow at 8.15. http://t.co/iul5PGNw
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@oxfamnz tweeted link to this page. 2012-08-17 06:50:14 +0200
Swedish filmmaker @FredrikGertten took on the world's biggest banana co and won - Kim Hill interview tomorrow at 8.15. http://t.co/ddSMlhoC
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@wikifoodproject mentioned @bananasmovie link to this page. 2012-08-14 15:01:48 +0200
First a film on banana workers saying Dole made them infertile. Then Dole's attack on the filmmakers. http://t.co/HtJNYlrM via @bananasmovie
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@Brandsmannen tweeted link to this page. 2012-08-13 22:43:36 +0200
@Ellaritter eller snarare här http://t.co/rTxjVS9M
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@Brandsmannen tweeted link to this page. 2012-08-13 22:35:17 +0200
@_jorgen_e Jajemensan! Har du sett den? En familjevän som gjorde den. Tagga uppföljaren! http://t.co/rTxjVS9M
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@Hill_Billie tweeted link to this page. 2012-08-11 18:19:01 +0200
#BigBoysGoneBananas Great to see a doc that reveals what can happen to filmmkrs when they find a bit of truth. http://t.co/J0TFcriD
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@janafavero tweeted link to this page. 2012-08-11 02:45:53 +0200
MUST see @miffofficial http://t.co/T5tVRazT how @Dolefoods tried to abandon workers' rights and freedom of speech @bananasmovie #boycottdole
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@KHammarstrand tweeted link to this page. 2012-08-10 08:40:36 +0200
Don't miss Big Boys Gone Bananas!* by @FredrikGertten today @MIFFofficial http://t.co/TKIzGWTZ @bananasmovie http://t.co/Rxuuz7Eo
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@yosofine tweeted link to this page. 2012-08-10 07:29:55 +0200
Don't miss Big Boys Gone Bananas!* by @FredrikGertten today @MIFFofficial http://t.co/TKIzGWTZ @bananasmovie http://t.co/Rxuuz7Eo
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@SwedishFilm mentioned @FredrikGertten link to this page. 2012-08-10 07:27:02 +0200
Don't miss Big Boys Gone Bananas!* by @FredrikGertten today @MIFFofficial http://t.co/TKIzGWTZ @bananasmovie http://t.co/Rxuuz7Eo
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@liamgerner mentioned @bananasmovie link to this page. 2012-07-29 23:11:29 +0200
checkout this documentary. both Dole Food tried to suppress and LAFilm Fest pathetically pulled. http://t.co/gwKfQDC2 via @bananasmovie
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@Talking_Eyes mentioned @FredrikGertten link to this page. 2012-07-25 18:10:45 +0200
Don't miss @sundancefest's pick @FredrikGertten's #BigBoysGoneBanas in NYC and LA - showing one week only! http://t.co/vOUrhbfH
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@2thetable tweeted link to this page. 2012-07-25 18:10:02 +0200
Don't miss @sundancefest's pick @FredrikGertten's #BigBoysGoneBanas in NYC and LA - showing one week only! http://t.co/2NSJVEly
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@snowbird0007 mentioned @bananasmovie link to this page. 2012-07-05 07:02:06 +0200
http://t.co/DWOozqQR via @bananasmovie Not just bananas, but freedom of speech. Dole misjudges the people of Sweden, a must see!
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@mark_turrell mentioned @bananasmovie link to this page. 2012-07-03 22:22:59 +0200
Check out Fredrik Gertten's new film about free speech in documentary: BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!* http://t.co/rPTGE6Py via @bananasmovie
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@ThornoFever tweeted link to this page. 2012-06-25 20:05:58 +0200
Watching this doc "When big boys go bananas" American democracy, big corporations, free speech & film http://t.co/8Ze0UhPP via @bananasmovie
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@Afrotonomy mentioned @bananasmovie link to this page. 2012-06-25 19:54:56 +0200
Watching this doc "When big boys go bananas" American democracy, big corporations, free speech & film http://t.co/8Ze0UhPP via @bananasmovie
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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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