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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@_loscil_ tweeted link to this page. 2012-05-07 16:54:22 +0200
everyone please go see this film when it opens near you. saw it at DOXA last night. a must see. http://t.co/W3feD9Yg
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@jgombita tweeted link to this page. 2012-05-05 21:25:00 +0200
#bigboysgonebananas by far the best film @hotdocs so far. In distribution May 11 - see it! http://t.co/51l8vCAe
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@lhtorres tweeted link to this page. 2012-05-03 18:10:46 +0200
RT @CelinaAgaton: Great way to celebrate World Press Freedom Day. Go see Big Boys Gone Bananas!* Terrific film http://t.co/Qwd1ry5W #hotdocs
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@local64vt tweeted link to this page. 2012-05-03 18:10:42 +0200
RT @CelinaAgaton: Great way to celebrate World Press Freedom Day. Go see Big Boys Gone Bananas!* Terrific film http://t.co/vxzzYSh3 #hotdocs
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@CelinaAgaton tweeted link to this page. 2012-05-03 18:08:34 +0200
Great way to celebrate World Press Freedom Day. Go see Big Boys Gone Bananas!* Terrific film http://t.co/akZwqCuV #hotdocs
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@captainpearson tweeted link to this page. 2012-05-03 15:41:34 +0200
I saw Big Boys Gone Bananas at Hot Docs. See this film. http://t.co/nZQswtTP
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@herrpierre tweeted link to this page. 2012-05-03 01:15:45 +0200
#bigboysgonebananas by far the best film @hotdocs so far. In distribution May 11 - see it! http://t.co/51l8vCAe
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@KristaBones tweeted link to this page. 2012-05-02 21:52:37 +0200
Enjoyed discussion of Big Boys Gone Bananas on CBC today! Sounds like its still best to buy organic free-trade bananas http://t.co/H2q7eHib
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@chris_m_h tweeted link to this page. 2012-05-02 17:57:42 +0200
Wish I could go and see t film BigBoysGoneBananas 2nite http://t.co/6oDde3ck in Toronto, sadly, I can't, but I'd recommend it! Controversial
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@kentanjo mentioned @bananasmovie link to this page. 2012-05-02 17:50:11 +0200
Dole turns #PR machine on Swedish filmmaker to prevent customers from going bananas. A must watch doc: http://t.co/jE1Gv7Z4 @bananasmovie
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@elmidwill tweeted link to this page. 2012-05-02 15:34:52 +0200
boy boys gone bananas - http://t.co/TAr3LJ12
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@WildMindCamp tweeted link to this page. 2012-05-01 02:12:11 +0200
First a film on banana workers saying Dole made them infertile. Then Dole's attack on the filmmakers. http://t.co/CsD43ELP via @bananasmovie
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@JudyMcLarty tweeted link to this page. 2012-04-30 18:37:31 +0200
How large corporation Dole sues a Swedish documentary film maker to shut down his film: Big Boys Gone Bananas!* - http://t.co/KA1EPpyv
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@sabojni tweeted link to this page. 2012-04-24 10:09:12 +0200
seriously, watch big boys gone bananas! http://t.co/nXoOORng
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@AllGoodBananas tweeted link to this page. 2012-04-24 00:55:47 +0200
@dialogcrm Thanks for dvd. If you're interested in the background to the film, check out his new release http://t.co/Z41RcFTX
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@MaxAmbrozy tweeted link to this page. 2012-04-23 00:17:43 +0200
Fighting the power of the banana is no piece of cake. http://t.co/ToNlHPJq
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@MarisResnis tweeted link to this page. 2012-04-22 23:55:26 +0200
Fighting the power of the banana is no piece of cake. http://t.co/KlvQtDRO via @ambrozymiki
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@MarisResnis tweeted link to this page. 2012-04-22 23:42:24 +0200
Fighting the power of the banana is no piece of cake. http://t.co/KlvQtDRO via Miki A.
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@ambrozymiki tweeted link to this page. 2012-04-22 23:35:06 +0200
Fighting the power of the banana is no piece of cake. http://t.co/ToNlHPJq
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@AkaneSaito tweeted link to this page. 2012-04-22 06:47:11 +0200
映画館で流れていた予告の一つ、Dole社が公開を阻もうとしたバナナに関するドキュメンタリー'Big Boys Gone Bananas!*'（"go banana"って熟語を含ませ、大企業を揶揄した題名）が気になる。 http://t.co/TxBXHaz3
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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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