Bananas!* (2009)
Table of contents
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (4)
| Original title | Bananas!* |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Documentary |
| Average rating | 3,56 / 5 |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Swedish release | 2009-10-09 |
Cast
Plot summary
One third of the price of the average banana covers the cost of pesticides. All over the world, banana plantation workers are suffering and dying from the effects of these pesticides. Cancer,...
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Titles
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Crew
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Cast
Companies
| Production Company | WG Film AB | ||
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| Copyright | WG Film AB | 2009 | |
| Co-Production Company | Magic Hour Films ApS | ||
| Independent Television Service (ITVS) | |||
| Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) | |||
| Arte Deutschland TV GmbH | |||
| Film i Skåne AB | |||
| Sveriges Television AB | |||
| Oy Yleisradio Ab | |||
| Norsk Rikskringkasting | |||
| Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) | |||
| Omroepvereniging VPRO | |||
| Odisea | |||
| Advance allocations | Det Danske Filminstitut | ||
| Nordisk Film & TV Fond | |||
| Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet | |||
| The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund | |||
| Planning allocations | MEDIA Programme of the European Community | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Noble Entertainment AB | 2009 | |
| Distributor in Sweden | Novemberfilm | 2009 | |
| Laboratory | Nordisk Film Post Production AB | ||
| Re-recording Studio | Ministi Film | ||
| Graphics | DETTA | (rörelsegrafik) |
Plot summary
One third of the price of the average banana covers the cost of pesticides. All over the world, banana plantation workers are suffering and dying from the effects of these pesticides. Cancer, kidney failure, sterility. Juan Dominguez, a million-dollar personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles, is on his biggest case ever. Dole Fruit and Dow Chemicals are on trial. And history is about to be made.
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 147072 |
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| Date | 2009-09-14 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
Release dates
| Festival showing | 2009-06-20 | The Regent | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | 80 min | (The Los Angeles Film Festival) |
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| 2009-06-23 | Landmark 8 | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | 80 min | (The Los Angeles Film Festival) | |
| Release in Sweden | 2009-10-09 | Sweden | 80 min | |||
| DVD release | 2009-12-09 | Sweden | 87 min | |||
| Festival showing | 2010-02-03 | Haga 1 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 90 min | 33:e Göteborg International Film Festival. |
| 2010-03-19 | Filmstaden 2 | Malmö | Sweden | 87 min | BUFF Filmfestival 2010. | |
| TV showing | 2010-04-20 | SVT1 | Sweden | 87 min | ||
| 2012-08-16 | SVT1 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Afilando el cuchillo | |
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| Composer | Raúl Somarriba González | |
| Lyrics | Raúl Somarriba González | |
| Performed by | Raúl Somarriba González |
| Original title | Yo no lloro más | |
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| Composer | Myrta Silva | |
| Lyrics | Myrta Silva | |
| Sung by | La Lupe |
| Original title | Bananatron | |
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| By | Nathan Larson | |
| Jason Diakité | ||
| Raúl Somarriba González | ||
| Performed by | Timbuktu | |
| Nathan Larson |
Awards
| Festival Award | San Francisco | 2011 | (Green Tenacity Award, San Francisco Green Film Festival, USA) | ||
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| Prize | Stockholm | 2011 | Fredrik Gertten | (Publicistklubbens pris till Anna Politkovskajas minne) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | Video tape digital |
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| Carrier type | Digital Betacam (PAL) |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Script title | Bananas!*. Svensk dialoglista. |
| Extent | 103 s. + 18 s. för- och eftertext samt musiklista. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Script title | Bananas . Dialogue transcript. Original language. |
| Extent | 37 s. |
| Language | Spanish |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Script title | Bananas . Dialogue transcript. Original language - including english translation in grey. |
| Extent | 41 s. |
| Language | English |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Extent | 19 s. + 2s. graphic cue list och title cards. |
| Language | English |
| Script type | Synopsis |
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| Script title | Bananas!* Synopsis, short. |
| Extent | 1 s. |
| Language | English |
| Script type | Synopsis |
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| Script title | Bananas!* Synopsis, long. |
| Extent | 1 s. |
| Language | English |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Misc.prints |
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| Language | English |
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Language | English |
