Summary
Juan “Accidentes” Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it?
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+28)
Critics 86Audiences 58GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer86%
IMDb6.9
Audience score46%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −9 min on the typical 96
typical 9687Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 31 countries
+21Released
2009
October 9, 2009
17 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- Denmark
Nicaragua- Sweden
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Fredrik Gertten Director, Producer
Production · 6
- Bart Simpson Producer
- Lise Lense-Møller Producer
- Jade Fox Producer
- Lars Bildt Producer
- Margarete Jangård Producer
- Marta Clarissa Hernandez Producer
Camera · 2
- Joseph Aguirre Director of Photography
- Frank Pineda Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jesper Osmund Editor
Sound · 1
- Nathan Larson Original Music Composer
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